Regular nouns
Most singular nouns form the plural by adding -s.
Examples
| Singular | Plural |
|---|---|
| boat | boats |
| house | houses |
| cat | cats |
| river | rivers |
A singular noun ending in s, x, z, ch, sh makes the plural by adding-es.,
Examples
| Singular | Plural |
|---|---|
| bus | buses |
| wish | wishes |
| pitch | pitches |
| box | boxes |
A singular noun ending in a consonant and then y makes the plural by dropping the y and adding-ies.,
Examples
| Singular | Plural |
|---|---|
| penny | pennies |
| spy | spies |
| baby | babies |
| city | cities |
| daisy | daisies |
Irregular nouns
There are some irregular noun plurals. The most common ones are listed below.,
Some nouns have the same form in the singular and the plural.,
Examples
| Singular | Plural |
|---|---|
| sheep | sheep |
| fish | fish |
| deer | deer |
| species | species |
| aircraft | aircraft |
Irregular verb/noun agreement
Some nouns have a plural form but take a singular verb.,
| Flertal, navneord, der anvendes med en enestående verbum | Sætning |
|---|---|
| nyheder | Nyheden er ved 6.30 p.m. |
| atletik | Atletik er godt for de unge. |
| lingvistik | lingvistik er studiet af sprog. |
| dart | dart er et populært spil i England. |
| billard | billard spilles over hele verden., |
nogle navneord har en fast flertalsform og tager et flertalsord. De bruges ikke i entallet, eller de har en anden betydning i entallet., Substantiver kan lide denne omfatter: bukser, jeans, briller, besparelser, tak, trin, trapper, told, tillykke, troperne, løn, briller, udkanten, varer, forstand
| Plural navneord med pluralis | Sætning |
|---|---|
| bukser | Mine bukser er for stramme. |
| jeans | hendes jeans er sorte. |
| briller | disse briller er hans. |