Plural

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Plural is a grammatical number, typically referring to more than one of the referent in the real world. In the English language, singular and plural are the only grammatical numbers.

Examples[edit | edit source]

Examples of plural forms: car - cars, boat - boats, house - houses, friend - friends.

English plurals[edit | edit source]

English plurals are grammatical numbers, typically referring to more than one of the referent in the real world. In the English language, the plural is usually formed by adding an 's' at the end of the word.

Regular English plurals[edit | edit source]

The plural morpheme in English is suffixed to the end of most nouns. Regular English plurals fall into three classes, depending upon the sound that ends the singular form.

Irregular English plurals[edit | edit source]

Irregular plurals do not add an 's' but instead change the word itself in some other way. Examples include: man - men, woman - women, tooth - teeth.

Plurals in other languages[edit | edit source]

Plurals in other languages are formed in various ways, such as through vowel changes, adding a suffix, or through a change in stress or tone.

See also[edit | edit source]

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