Noms et adjectifs : Pluriels irréguliers
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Most French nouns and adjectives become plural with the addition of -s, but of course there are exceptions. The plurals of irregular nouns and adjectives require an -x instead, and may also need other spelling changes, depending on the last several letters of the word.
Par exemple… | |||
ail | > | aux | |
un bail |
des baux |
(noun) lease(s) |
|
al | > | aux | |
un animal | des animaux | (noun) animal(s) | |
idéal |
idéaux |
(adj) ideal |
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au | > | aux | |
un tuyau | des tuyaux | (noun) tip(s), hint(s) | |
esquimau |
esquimaux |
(adj) Eskimo |
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eau | > | eaux | |
un bateau | des bateaux | (noun) boat(s) | |
nouveau |
nouveaux |
(adj) new |
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eu | > | eux | |
un jeu | des jeux | (noun) game(s) | |
ou | > | oux | |
un bijou | des bijoux | (noun) jewel(s) |
French nouns and adjectives
- Introduction to nouns
- Introduction to adjectives
- Irregular feminine forms
- Irregular plurals
- Irregular adjectives (beau, fou, mou, nouveau, vieux)
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