{"id":336,"date":"2024-04-23T18:50:04","date_gmt":"2024-04-23T22:50:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/capufren100\/?post_type=chapter&p=336"},"modified":"2025-12-11T20:25:41","modified_gmt":"2025-12-12T01:25:41","slug":"grammaire-1-pluralizing","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/capufren100\/chapter\/grammaire-1-pluralizing\/","title":{"raw":"Grammaire 1: pluralizing","rendered":"Grammaire 1: pluralizing"},"content":{"raw":"

On \u00e9tudie !<\/h2>\r\n

(a) La formation du pluriel<\/h3>\r\nAs in English, the plural is generally formed by adding an\u00a0s<\/strong> to the end of the singular form of the noun: \u00e9tudiant<\/strong> is singular and \u00e9tudiants<\/span><\/strong> is plural.\r\n\r\nNote, however, that the s<\/strong> is not pronounced. In spoken language, the article is often the only indication that a noun is singular or plural.\r\n
\r\n

Exemples: un<\/span> \u00e9tudiant\/des<\/span> \u00e9tudiants; une<\/span> chaussure\/des<\/span><\/strong> chaussures<\/strong>. (a student\/students; a shoe\/shoes)<\/em><\/p>\r\n<\/blockquote>\r\n

\r\n\r\nKeep in mind that there are exceptions and that not all words follow the rule above (more on this in section 6).<\/span>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n

(b) Les articles<\/strong><\/h3>\r\nArticles that accompany French plural nouns must also be pluralized. Below is the full list of articles we have seen so far (including their plurals). Note: there are no distinct plural articles for masculine or feminine nouns.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
Gender, number<\/strong><\/td>\r\nDEFINITE ('the')<\/strong><\/td>\r\nINDEFINITE ('a', 'an' in the singular form)<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/thead>\r\n
Masculine, singular<\/strong><\/td>\r\nle<\/td>\r\nun<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
Feminine, singular<\/strong><\/td>\r\nla<\/td>\r\nune<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
(in front of a sing. word beginning with a vowel\/mute h)<\/strong><\/td>\r\nl'<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
Plural (regardless of gender)<\/strong><\/td>\r\nles<\/td>\r\ndes<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>\r\n \r\n\r\nThe table below also contains adjectives which must also be pluralized.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
SINGULAR<\/th>\r\nPLURAL<\/th>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
<\/th>\r\n<\/th>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
le<\/strong> blouson jaune (the windbreaker)<\/em>\r\n\r\nla<\/strong> robe bleue (the blue dress)<\/em>\r\n\r\nl<\/strong>'autre chemise (the other shirt)<\/em>\r\n\r\nun<\/strong> t-shirt noir (a black t-shirt)<\/em>\r\n\r\nune<\/strong> jupe blanche (a white skirt)<\/em><\/td>\r\nles<\/strong> blousons<\/strong> jaunes\u00a0<\/strong>(the yellow windbreaker)<\/em>\r\n\r\nles<\/strong> robes<\/strong> bleues<\/strong> (the blue dresses)<\/em>\r\n\r\nles<\/strong> autres<\/strong> chemises\u00a0<\/strong>(the other shirts)<\/em>\r\n\r\ndes<\/strong> t-shirts\u00a0noirs<\/strong> (black t-shirts)<\/em>\r\n\r\ndes<\/strong> jupes blanches<\/strong> (white skirts)<\/em><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>\r\n ","rendered":"

On \u00e9tudie !<\/h2>\n

(a) La formation du pluriel<\/h3>\n

As in English, the plural is generally formed by adding an\u00a0s<\/strong> to the end of the singular form of the noun: \u00e9tudiant<\/strong> is singular and \u00e9tudiants<\/span><\/strong> is plural.<\/p>\n

Note, however, that the s<\/strong> is not pronounced. In spoken language, the article is often the only indication that a noun is singular or plural.<\/p>\n

\n

Exemples: un<\/span> \u00e9tudiant\/des<\/span> \u00e9tudiants; une<\/span> chaussure\/des<\/span><\/strong> chaussures<\/strong>. (a student\/students; a shoe\/shoes)<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

\n

Keep in mind that there are exceptions and that not all words follow the rule above (more on this in section 6).<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

(b) Les articles<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Articles that accompany French plural nouns must also be pluralized. Below is the full list of articles we have seen so far (including their plurals). Note: there are no distinct plural articles for masculine or feminine nouns.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Gender, number<\/strong><\/td>\nDEFINITE (‘the’)<\/strong><\/td>\nINDEFINITE (‘a’, ‘an’ in the singular form)<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Masculine, singular<\/strong><\/td>\nle<\/td>\nun<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Feminine, singular<\/strong><\/td>\nla<\/td>\nune<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
(in front of a sing. word beginning with a vowel\/mute h)<\/strong><\/td>\nl’<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Plural (regardless of gender)<\/strong><\/td>\nles<\/td>\ndes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

 <\/p>\n

The table below also contains adjectives which must also be pluralized.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n
SINGULAR<\/th>\nPLURAL<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/th>\n<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
le<\/strong> blouson jaune (the windbreaker)<\/em><\/p>\n

la<\/strong> robe bleue (the blue dress)<\/em><\/p>\n

l<\/strong>‘autre chemise (the other shirt)<\/em><\/p>\n

un<\/strong> t-shirt noir (a black t-shirt)<\/em><\/p>\n

une<\/strong> jupe blanche (a white skirt)<\/em><\/td>\n

les<\/strong> blousons<\/strong> jaunes\u00a0<\/strong>(the yellow windbreaker)<\/em><\/p>\n

les<\/strong> robes<\/strong> bleues<\/strong> (the blue dresses)<\/em><\/p>\n

les<\/strong> autres<\/strong> chemises\u00a0<\/strong>(the other shirts)<\/em><\/p>\n

des<\/strong> t-shirts\u00a0noirs<\/strong> (black t-shirts)<\/em><\/p>\n

des<\/strong> jupes blanches<\/strong> (white skirts)<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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