Online French Lessons – Part 5 – Plural of Nouns and Articles

Just like in English, the plural in French is usually marked by an S at the end of the word. But it is silent. The article will also change in the plural form.

Le and la become les. Un et une become des.

une tasse a cup une carte a card la banane the banana la femme the woman une fille a girl un citron a lemon la pomme the apple la voiture the car une fleur a flower une chaussure a shoe

des tasses cups des cartes cards les bananes the bananas les femmes women des filles girls des citrons lemons les pommes the apples les voitures the cars des fleurs flowers des chaussures shoes

The plural in French can sometimes be marked by a x at the end of the word.  This is true for nouns ending in eu, eau and  au.

un bateau a boat un neveu a nephew

des bateaux boats des neveux nephews

For a more detailed and advanced version of this lesson, please see our weekly lessons series.

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