Pluralul Substantivelor
Pluralul Substantivelor
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Fac exceptie substantivele terminate in: -s, -z, -x, -ch, -sh, care primesc terminatia -es. Bus buses; box boxes; bench benches; Brush brushes; buzz- buzzes
Observatie
Substantivele terminate in -o fac pluralul in doua moduri, in functie de vechimea pe care o au in fondul limbii engleze. Cele vechi primesc terminatia -es: potato potatoes; tomato tomatoes. Cele mai noi, precum si cele terminate in -o precedat de vocala, au terminatia -s: piano pianos; radio radios; mosquito mosquitos.
Man men (policeman policemen etc.) Woman women (policewoman policewomen etc.) Child children Mouse mice Ox oxen Tooth teeth Goose - geese Foot feet Die - dice
Axis axes (axa axe) Crisis crises (criza crize) Basis bases (baza baze) Oasis oases (oaza oaze) etc.
etc.
Substantive nenumarabile
La fel ca in limba romana, substantivele de tipul urmator (lichide, solide, notiuni abstracte) sunt considerate nenumarabile: Water, coffee, silver, iron, happiness, joy etc.
Pe langa cele mentionate, mai exista si alte substantive care in romana sunt numarabile, insa in engleza nu. Bread => a loaf of bread (o franzela , o paine); two loaves of bread (doua paini) Chocolate => a bar of chocolate (o ciocolata); three bars of chocolate ( trei ciocolate)
News => an item/a piece of news (o stire), two items/pieces of news (doua stiri); Lightening => a flesh of lightening (un fulger); Furniture => a piece of furniture (o mobila); Advice => a piece of advice (un sfat) Soap => a cake of soap ( un sapun), two cakes of soap (doua sapunuri); Money = bani
Atentie!
Substantivele nenumarabile se acorda cu verbul la singular si nu admit numerale in fata lor! The news is good. GRESIT: I have a good news. Your money is here. GRESIT : Your money are here.