Plural forms

Segue abaixo regras para formação do plural dos substantivos.

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Plural forms

The plural form of a noun indicates simply that there are more than one of the person or thing in question.

For most nouns, the plural form includes the letter "s" at the end of the word:

Dogs

Trees

Tables

Books

Nouns ending in s, z, ch, sh, and x

Nouns with these letters at the end call for an "es" in the plural form. This added syllable makes pronunciation easier.

Beach - Beaches

Fox - Foxes

Dish - Dishes

Watch - Watches

Class - Classes

Nouns ending in o

Some nouns ending in o are pluralized with an "s," while others call for "es." These words must be memorized, because there is no simple rule to explain the differences.
echoes
heroes
potatoes
vetoes
autos
memos
pimentos
pros

Nouns ending in y

To form the plural of nouns ending in y, drop the y and add "ies."

Family becomes families

Story becomes stories

Baby becomes babies

Irregular plural forms

There are several other irregularities in the plural forms of English nouns. Here are examples:
Man becomes men

Woman becomes women

Fungus becomes fungi

Thief becomes thieves

(note that not all words ending in "f" follow this patttern: roof/roofs) pecies remains species Medium becomes media

Person becomes people