Majoritatea substantivelor din limba engleza devin plural cu ajutorul unei terminatii simple, dar exista si un grup de cuvinte frecvente care isi schimba complet forma sau raman neschimbate.
Merita sa le invatati pe cele neregulate separat, pentru ca apar des in conversatie.
Regula generala: adaugati -s (book -> books). Daca substantivul se termina in -s, -x, -ch, -sh sau -o adaugati -es (box -> boxes). Daca se termina in consoana + y, "y" devine -ies (city -> cities). Unele cuvinte terminate in -f/-fe schimba terminatia in -ves (leaf -> leaves). Cateva substantive au plural neregulat: child -> children, man -> men, mouse -> mice.
Exemple de plural
Singular / Plural
Singular
Plural
Romana
book
books
carte / carti
box
boxes
cutie / cutii
bus
buses
autobuz / autobuze
city
cities
oras / orase
leaf
leaves
frunza / frunze
child
children
copil / copii
man
men
barbat / barbati
woman
women
femeie / femei
mouse
mice
soarece / soareci
person
people
persoana / persoane / oameni
💡Sfat: Unele substantive nu se schimba deloc la plural, cum ar fi "sheep" (oaie/oi) sau "fish" (peste/pesti). Altele exista doar la plural si nu au forma de singular: "people" (oameni), "police" (politia), "clothes" (haine). Nu spuneti niciodata "a police" sau "a clothes".
Exemple in propozitii
I have two books.Am doua carti.
There are three boxes here.Sunt trei cutii aici.
We visited many cities.Am vizitat multe orase.
The children are playing outside.Copiii se joaca afara.
Two men entered the room.Doi barbati au intrat in camera.
