You just learned to use the definite article les with French plural nouns. But how do you make the noun itself plural? The rule for most nouns – called regular nouns—is easy. (You’ll learn about irregular plural nouns later.)
Adding an –s is just what you do to make most nouns in English plural, too! Look over the following examples and listen to the accompanying audio. Try saying these words out loud!
| Masculine Singular | Masculine Plural |
|---|---|
| le livre (the book) | les livres (the books) |
| l’ordinateur (the computer) | les ordinateurs (the computers) |
| Feminine Singular | Feminine Plural |
|---|---|
| la règle (the ruler) | les règles (the rulers) |
| l’agrafeuse (the stapler) | les agrafeuses (the staplers) |
Now that you’ve seen some examples of plural nouns and listened to how they sound, use the following activity to check your understanding.
What is the plural form of the noun l’ami?
- l’ami
- les ami
- le ami
- les amis
Sorry that is not correct. The plural form is les amis
Sorry that is not correct. The plural form is les amis
Sorry that is not correct. The plural form is les amis
That is correct! The plural form is les amis
Which definite article should you use for the word étudiants?
- les étudiants
- l’étudiants
- la étudiant
- le étudiant
That is correct!
Sorry that is not correct. les étudiants is the correct definite article.
Sorry that is not correct. les étudiants is the correct definite article.
Sorry that is not correct. les étudiants is the correct definite article.
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