plural
gb/plˈʊɹəl/ us/plˈʊɹəl/
A2
Angličtina
~ 9300
Významy
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adjective
technical
A2
property
1
showing more than one (grammar)
Describes a word form that means there is more than one person or thing.
Vzorec užití:
plural [noun]
Častá chyba:
Learners sometimes say *"two cat"* instead of using the plural form *"two cats"*. Another common mistake is calling a word *"a plural"* when they mean *"a plural noun"* or *"a plural form"*. Also, some learners confuse "plural" with "many" and try to use it before a noun like an article (e.g., *"a plural cats"*), which is incorrect; "plural" here is an adjective describing the grammatical form, not the quantity in real life.
Synonyma
multiple (General word for more than one; not limited to grammar like "plural" is.)
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more than one (Informal descriptive phrase used instead of the technical term "plural".)
Antonyma
singular (Refers to exactly one in grammar, the opposite of plural.)
Kolokace
plural noun
|plural form
|plural verb
|plural ending
|plural pronoun
|regular plural
Témata
language
|education
|communication
|core_vocabulary
Příklady
- In English, most plural nouns are made by adding -s or -es.
- The verb must be in the plural form to match the subject.
- Use a plural pronoun when you are talking about more than one person.
- The teacher asked us to underline all the plural nouns in the text.
- Many languages have special plural endings for feminine nouns.
Učební příklady
- Children is a plural word.
- We use plural nouns for more than one thing.
- These are plural forms of the words.
- Put the verb in the plural form.
- He wrote three plural sentences in his notebook.
Podstatné jméno
technical
A2
entity
2
word form for more than one
The way a word changes to show there is more than one person or thing.
Vzorec užití:
the plural of [singular noun]
Častá chyba:
Learners sometimes say *"the plurals form"* instead of *"the plural form"*. They may also confuse spelling and pronunciation in irregular plurals, for example saying *"childs"* or *"mouses"* instead of *"children"* and *"mice"*. Another issue is mixing up the noun "plural" with the adjective, e.g., saying *"this is plural"* when they mean *"this is a plural"* (a plural form).
Synonyma
plural form (More explicit phrase; clearly highlights that it is one particular grammatical form.)
Antonyma
singular (The word form used for exactly one person or thing, the opposite number to the plural.)
Kolokace
the plural of
|irregular plural
|regular plural
|make the plural
|form the plural
|collective plural
Témata
language
|education
|communication
|core_vocabulary
Příklady
- The plural of "child" is "children", not "childs".
- Students often forget that the plural of "person" is "people".
- What is the plural of this noun?
- Some languages have more than one plural for the same word.
- You need to learn the irregular plurals separately.
Učební příklady
- The plural of "man" is "men".
- What is the plural of "mouse"?
- The plural of "book" is "books".
- We learned ten new plurals today.
- This table shows the singular and the plural of each word.
adjective
formal
C1
property
3
having several groups or kinds
Having many different groups or kinds inside one society, system, or situation.
Vzorec užití:
a plural [society/system/tradition]
Častá chyba:
Learners sometimes confuse this formal sense of "plural" with the grammatical sense and think it must always refer to words. In expressions like "a plural society", it does not mean the society is grammatically plural; it means the society includes many different groups.
Synonyma
diverse (General word for having variety; "plural" is more formal and often used in social or political analysis.)
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multicultural (Focuses on different cultures specifically, while "plural" can refer to different groups or types more broadly.)
Antonyma
homogeneous (Describes something made up of one main type or group, the opposite of a plural or diverse structure.)
Kolokace
plural society
|plural community
|plural legal system
|plural marriage
|plural traditions
Témata
society
|politics
|culture
|core_vocabulary
|relationships
|education
Příklady
- The country developed as a highly plural society with many ethnic and religious groups.
- Plural legal systems can recognize both state law and traditional law at the same time.
- A truly plural democracy must give voice to all major social groups.
- Her research focuses on how plural communities manage conflict between different traditions.
Učební příklady
- They live in a very plural society.
- A plural community includes many different groups.
- Some countries have a plural legal system.
- The book talks about plural cultures in one city.
Gramatika
Slovníkový tvar
plural
IPA
GB/plˈʊɹəl/
US/plˈʊɹəl/
Slabiky a přízvuk
plur - al (2 slabiky)
Stress on 1st syllable (plur)
Tvary slova
Adjective
- Base: plural
Noun
- Base: plural
- Plural: plurals
Příbuzná slova
Forms
plurals
noun
Related words
pluralize
verb
Negative and opposite forms
singular
adjective B2
Advanced or less common
pluralization
noun
plurality
noun
Výrazy
in the plural
1/ˈɪn ðə plˈʊɹəl/
fixed phrase
technical
using a word in plural form
Using a word in its plural form, not its singular form.
Příklady
- The noun "fish" can be used in the plural to talk about many fish of the same kind.
- These pronouns are only used in the plural, not in the singular.
- In this exercise, rewrite each sentence in the plural.
plural noun
1/plˈʊɹəl nˈaʊn/
fixed phrase
technical
a noun in plural form
A noun that is in the form used for more than one person or thing.
Příklady
- "Dogs" is a plural noun, but "dog" is singular.
- In English, a plural noun usually takes a plural verb.
- The worksheet asks students to change each singular noun into a plural noun.
singular and plural
1/sˈɪŋɡjəlɚ ˈænd plˈʊɹəl/
fixed phrase
technical
the two basic number forms
The two basic forms of a word: one for one thing (singular) and one for more than one thing (plural).
Příklady
- The chart shows the singular and plural of fifty common nouns.
- Children often learn singular and plural forms at the same time.
- Please write the singular and plural of each adjective in the table.