notes le 25-26 octobre making singular nouns plural remember that the definite articles in french...
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Notes le 25-26 octobre
Making Singular Nouns Plural
Remember that the definite articles in French (le, la, l’, les) all mean THE.
le garçon = the boyla fille = the girll’école = the schoolles élèves = the students
To make a singular noun plural, change the article from le, la, l’ to les and add an s to the end of the noun.
le garçon → les garçonsla fille → les fillesl’école → les écoles
Remember that the indefinite articles (un, une) mean A and des means SOME.
un copain = a (male) friendune copine = a (female) frienddes copains = some friends
To make a singular noun plural, change the article from un, une to des and add an s to the end of the noun.
un copain → des copainsune copine → des copines
Pluralizing Verb Forms
When pluralizing a noun in a sentence, it’s important to use the correct verb form.
La classe est petite. (The class is small.) est = isLes classes sont petites. (The classes are small.) sont = are
Make sure that any adjectives match the nouns they describe in gender (masculine, feminine) and number (singular, plural).
Le prof est strict.La prof est stricte.Les profs sont stricts.
The plural forms of the pronouns il and elle.
il = he / it ils = they (at least one male in group)elle = she / it elles = they (100% female group)
Pronouns are convenient replacements for nouns.
Marc et Anne sont de Paris.Ils sont de Paris.
Martine et Caroline sont de Bruxelles.Elles sont de Bruxelles.
Le cours est difficile.Il est difficile.