名词的数
1. 名词复数的规则变化形式
词尾字母 | 变化方式 | 例 词 |
---|---|---|
通常情况 | 加-s | bird-birds, shop-shops, lake-lakes |
-ch,-sh,-s,-x,-z | 加-es | church-churches, dish-dishes, class-classes, box-boxes |
辅音字母+y | 变-y为-i 再加-es | factory-factories, fly-flies, family-families, baby-babies |
-o | 加-es | tomato-tomatoes, hero-heroes |
-f或-fe | 变-f或-fe为-v 再加-es | leaf-leaves, thief-thieves, shelf-shelves, knife-knives, life-lives, half-halves |
有些以-f或-fe结尾的名词复数只加-s, 读作 / s /。如:
gulf - gulfs 海湾 proof - proofs 证据
chief - chiefs 首领 roof - roofs 屋顶