plural
gb/plˈʊɹəl/ us/plˈʊɹəl/
A2
انگلیسی
~ 9300
معنیها
۰ معنی
adjective
technical
A2
property
1
showing more than one (grammar)
Describes a word form that means there is more than one person or thing.
الگوی کاربرد:
plural [noun]
اشتباه رایج:
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.
هممعنیها
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".)
متضادها
singular (Refers to exactly one in grammar, the opposite of plural.)
ترکیبهای رایج
plural noun
|plural form
|plural verb
|plural ending
|plural pronoun
|regular plural
موضوعها
language
|education
|communication
|core_vocabulary
نمونهها
- 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.
نمونههای زبانآموزی
- 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.
اسم
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.
الگوی کاربرد:
the plural of [singular noun]
اشتباه رایج:
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).
هممعنیها
plural form (More explicit phrase; clearly highlights that it is one particular grammatical form.)
متضادها
singular (The word form used for exactly one person or thing, the opposite number to the plural.)
ترکیبهای رایج
the plural of
|irregular plural
|regular plural
|make the plural
|form the plural
|collective plural
موضوعها
language
|education
|communication
|core_vocabulary
نمونهها
- 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.
نمونههای زبانآموزی
- 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.
الگوی کاربرد:
a plural [society/system/tradition]
اشتباه رایج:
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.
هممعنیها
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.)
متضادها
homogeneous (Describes something made up of one main type or group, the opposite of a plural or diverse structure.)
ترکیبهای رایج
plural society
|plural community
|plural legal system
|plural marriage
|plural traditions
موضوعها
society
|politics
|culture
|core_vocabulary
|relationships
|education
نمونهها
- 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.
نمونههای زبانآموزی
- 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.
دستور زبان
صورت پایه
plural
IPA
GB/plˈʊɹəl/
US/plˈʊɹəl/
هجاها و تکیه
plur - al (۲ هجا)
Stress on 1st syllable (plur)
صورتهای واژه
Adjective
- Base: plural
Noun
- Base: plural
- Plural: plurals
خانوادهٔ واژه
Forms
plurals
noun
Related words
pluralize
verb
Negative and opposite forms
singular
adjective B2
Advanced or less common
pluralization
noun
plurality
noun
عبارتها
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.
نمونهها
- 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.
نمونهها
- "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).
نمونهها
- 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.