Les and plural nouns
We use 'les' for all plural nouns, both masculine and feminine.
Most nouns simply add an 's' to make the plural form. For example:
- Le restaurant – les restaurants
- la maison – les maisons
- l'hôtel – les hôtels
There are groups of words that do not add an 's' to form the plural:
Most words ending in 'al' change to 'aux'. For example:
- l'animal – les animaux
- le journal – les journaux
Most words ending in 'au', 'eau' and 'eu' add 'x'. For example:
- le gâteau – les gâteaux
- le jeu – les jeux
- BUT le pneu – les pneus
The following words ending in 'ou':
- le genou – les genoux
- le caillou – les cailloux
- le bijou – les bijoux
- le hibou – les hiboux
- le chou – les choux
- le pou – les poux
Words that already end in 's', 'x' or 'z' don't change in the plural. For example:
- le bras – les bras
- le prix – les prix
- le nez – les nez
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