wife wives
safe safes
knife knives
Yes, and they are exactly the same. Singular = Singular Plural = Plural
usually you chAnge it to a "v" like leaf to leaves
The English language contains many words where the plural form is shorter than the singular. Most of these are words we have taken from foreign languages. The archetypical example is Latin words ending in -um; the plural ends in -a. e.g. datum - pl. data ; erratum - pl errata ; stratum - pl. strata ; (e.g. stands for exemplum gratum, meaning example given. pl -exempla grata)
Singular: book / Plural: books Singular: cat / Plural: cats Singular: child / Plural: children Singular: foot / Plural: feet
No, not all words have a distinct plural possessive form. Some singular possessive forms can be used to indicate possession for both singular and plural nouns. For example, "children's" can be used for the plural possessive of "child" and "children."
It takes a plural verb. example, His mathematics are weak.
Yes, and they are exactly the same. Singular = Singular Plural = Plural
Yes, "lyric" can refer to a single set of words in a song or poem (singular) or to multiple sets of words (plural). For example, "The lyric of this song is beautiful" (singular) and "The lyrics of these songs are catchy" (plural).
usually you chAnge it to a "v" like leaf to leaves
The English language contains many words where the plural form is shorter than the singular. Most of these are words we have taken from foreign languages. The archetypical example is Latin words ending in -um; the plural ends in -a. e.g. datum - pl. data ; erratum - pl errata ; stratum - pl. strata ; (e.g. stands for exemplum gratum, meaning example given. pl -exempla grata)
Singular: book / Plural: books Singular: cat / Plural: cats Singular: child / Plural: children Singular: foot / Plural: feet
Because "stimulus" is a Latin word. In Latin, most words ending in "-us" form the plural in "i". They keep this in English.
what are the greek words end by 'on' in singular and change to 'a' in plural?
The word tree is a singular noun; the plural form is trees. example: We replaced the dead tree with two new trees. It is not one of those words where the singular and plural forms are the same, like the word deer.
No, not all words have a distinct plural possessive form. Some singular possessive forms can be used to indicate possession for both singular and plural nouns. For example, "children's" can be used for the plural possessive of "child" and "children."
Data, the media, statistics and politics for a few.
The plural of gymnasium is gymnasiums or gymnasia.