This document discusses irregular plural nouns in English and nouns with two plural forms. It provides examples of nouns that form their plural irregularly, such as "man - men" and "tooth - teeth". It also lists nouns that have the same form for both singular and plural, like "fish", "fruit", and "sheep". Finally, it gives nouns that can take two different plural forms depending on the intended meaning, such as "brother - brothers/brethren" and "cow - cows/kine".
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Pluralul substantivelor neregulate si substantivele cu doua forme de plural.docx
This document discusses irregular plural nouns in English and nouns with two plural forms. It provides examples of nouns that form their plural irregularly, such as "man - men" and "tooth - teeth". It also lists nouns that have the same form for both singular and plural, like "fish", "fruit", and "sheep". Finally, it gives nouns that can take two different plural forms depending on the intended meaning, such as "brother - brothers/brethren" and "cow - cows/kine".
This document discusses irregular plural nouns in English and nouns with two plural forms. It provides examples of nouns that form their plural irregularly, such as "man - men" and "tooth - teeth". It also lists nouns that have the same form for both singular and plural, like "fish", "fruit", and "sheep". Finally, it gives nouns that can take two different plural forms depending on the intended meaning, such as "brother - brothers/brethren" and "cow - cows/kine".
Pluralul substantivelor neregulate si substantivele cu doua forme de plural
Pluralul substantivelor neregulate:
Sg. Pl. Man (barbat) men (barbati) Woman (femeie) women (femei) Tooth (dinte) teeth (dinti)
Foot (picior) feet (picioare)
Goose (gasca) geese (gaste) Louse (paduche) lice (paduchi) Mouse (soarece) mice (soareci) Ox (bou) oxen (boi) Child (copil) children (copii) Die (zar) dice (zaruri) Pluralul zero: pluralul are aceeasi forma ca la singular Fish (peste) – fish (pesti) carp ( crap) - carp trout (pastrav) - trout pike (stiuca) - pike cod (cod) - cod salmon (somon) - salmon !!! ATENTIE: daca punem -es la fish -> fishes atunci insemna specii de pesti Fruit (fruct) – fruit !!! ATENTIE: daca punem -s la fruit -> fruits atunci inseamna sortimente de fructe Sheep (oaie) - sheep (oi) Deer (caprioara) - deer Swine (porc) - swine Species (specii) - species Series (serie) - series Means (mijloc) - means e.g. A car is a means of transport. (O masina este un mijloc de transport.) Aircraft (avion) - aircraft Homework (tema) – homework
Substantive cu doua forme de plural:
Brother (frate) - brothers (frati care au aceeasi mama/ tata) -b rethren (frati intr-o fratie/ membrii intr-o colectivitate) Cloth (material) - cloths (bucati de material) - clothes (haine) Cow (vaca) -c ows (vaci) k- ine (vite) Penny (peni) - pence (moneda britanica) p- ennies (monedele individuale) Staff (personal/ toiag) - staffs (departamente in armata) - staves (toiage)