singular + -s
singular | plural |
a car | two cars |
a cassette | two cassettes |
a lamp | two lamps |
a hat | two hats |
a cup | two cups |
(after sibilants + -es)
singular | plural |
a box | two boxes |
a sandwich | two sandwiches |
a suitcase | two suitcases |
a rose | two roses |
a garage | two garages |
y after consonant is changed into -ies:
singular | plural |
a city | two cities |
a lady | two ladies |
ABER: -y nach Vokal bleibt!!! | |
a boy | two boys |
nouns on -f or -fe mostly form the plural on -ves:
singular | plural |
a thief | two thieves |
a wife | two wives |
a roof | two roofs |
nouns on o: + -es
(not: radio, video, disco, video)
singular | plural |
a tomato | two tomatoes |
a photo | two photos |
irregular plural forms
singular | plural |
a man | two men |
a woman | two women |
a child | two children |
a mouse | two mice |
a tooth | two teeth |
a goose | two geese |
a foot | two feet |
an ox | two oxen |
a (gold)fish | two (gold)fish |
a sheep | two sheep |
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