Concetti Chiave
- Il plurale dei sostantivi inglesi si forma generalmente aggiungendo -S, con eccezioni come -es per parole che terminano in -s, -ss, -sh, -ch, -z, -o.
- I sostantivi che terminano in -y preceduta da consonante cambiano la -y in -ies; con vocale, si aggiunge solo -S.
- Per i nomi che finiscono con F o Fe, la F cade e si aggiunge -ves.
- Le parole di origine straniera che terminano in -o mantengono la -s per il plurale.
- Esistono plurali irregolari come child/children e man/men che non seguono le regole generali.
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Formazione del plurale per nomi regolari
Il plurale dei sostantivi in inglese si forma generalmente aggiungendo -S al singolareAlcuni esempi potrebbero essere:
car / cars
(My mom drove me to the superstore because my car had been broken since last week)
(My brother went to a motor show with his friends and he had the time of his life admiring all the cars exposed)
book / books
(Stephany was so tired this month that she couldn’t even read one book without falling asleep)
(In the library people usually are able to find a lot of books of different genres and rend them for free)
Plurale formato con -es
I sostantivi che terminano in -s, -ss, -ch, -x, -z, -o aggiungono una e prima della -S del plurale e, di conseguenza, la desinenza da utilizzare sarà -es.Si possono vedere, a titolo esemplificativo, le seguenti parole:
bus / buses
(Jeremy has to catch the bus at 7 am to go to school every morning)
(Don’t worry about getting home! The buses pass every half an hour)
glass / glasses
(Amy was so short she couldn’t reach to take a glass from the cupboard and I needed to help her)
(Valentine wanted to host a tee party but she realized she had all odd glasses so she decided to buy a new set of them)
box / boxes
(Do you have, by chance, a spare box where to put my remaining belongings for the rest of the move?)
(My boyfriend gifted me some chocolate boxes for Valentine’s day and I am so happy for that)
potato / potatoes
(Jacob was at the store to buy some vegetables but he also ended up eating some potato chips from a food truck)
(My uncle taught me how to dig up the potatoes and clean them)
Plurale dei nomi che finiscono in -y
Se un sostantivo termina con la y, sarà necessario prestare attenzione alla lettera che precede la y stessa. Se, infatti, la y è preceduta da una qualsiasi consonante, la y si trasformerà in i e si aggiungerà una e prima della s finale. La terminazione da aggiungere all’ultima consonante della parola, dunque, sarà -ies.Alcuni esempi sono:
city / cities
(I have always lived in the city where I was born but I am comfortable here and I don’t want to move somewhere else)
(My friends went on a trip to Canada so everyday they send me the photos of all the cities they visit)
university / universities
(James did not wake up in time to go to university so he asked Ashley some notes of the lesson)
(All the universities of the region decided to organize an academic party to glean some money for renovation works)
Nel caso in cui, invece, la y sia preceduta da una vocale, non accadrà nulla: la y sarà semplicemente seguita dalla -S del plurale come in questi esempi:
Day / days
(The teacher reminded the students that today was the last day to submit their literary works to the contest)
(Back in the days, my grandma was one of the most powerful volleyball player of all times)
Boy / boys
(I love the Rihanna song called “If I Were A Boy”, do you know it?)
(The boys were asked at what time the football match was going to start)
Plurale irregolare di diversi sostantivi
Ci sono dei sostantivi che non seguono le canoniche regole grammaticali per la formazione del plurale perché acquisiscono delle forme nuove da memorizzare per imparare a riconoscerle.Sono un esempio di ciò le seguenti parole:
child / children
(Peter grew up as a only child but he had a lot of cousins who took him company)
(The children at primary school started to giggle when their schoolmate pranked the janitor)
man / men
(The man went to the dentist but he arrived to early so he had to wait on the red couch)
(That group of men were debating whether to go out for lunch break or have it delivered)
woman / women
(The client asked to try the same pair of stilettos a woman tried before her)
(Of all the women in the world, Keith fell in love with the one who was already engaged)
mouse / mice
(I think Mickey Mouse is the most famous mouse of all times)
(The toddler saw a drawing of mice eating cheese and he started to clap his hand for the joy)
foot / feet
(If you start the new year with the right foot, everything will be managed easily)
(Lily booked a pedicure appointment because she walked so much during her staying in Rome that her feet were destroyed)
tooth / teeth
(The child ran to his mother with his baby tooth in his hands)
(In this picture my aunt was smiling with all of her teeth because her boyfriend asked her to marry him)
Domande da interrogazione
- Come si forma il plurale dei nomi regolari in inglese?
- Qual è la regola per formare il plurale dei sostantivi che terminano in -s, -ss, -ch, -x, -z, -o?
- Come si forma il plurale dei nomi che finiscono in -y preceduta da una consonante?
- Cosa succede quando la y è preceduta da una vocale nei nomi al plurale?
- Quali sono alcuni esempi di plurali irregolari in inglese?
Il plurale dei nomi regolari in inglese si forma generalmente aggiungendo -S al singolare, come in "car/cars" e "book/books".
Per i sostantivi che terminano in -s, -ss, -ch, -x, -z, -o, si aggiunge -es per formare il plurale, come in "bus/buses" e "box/boxes".
Se la y è preceduta da una consonante, si trasforma in i e si aggiunge -es, formando il plurale come in "city/cities" e "university/universities".
Quando la y è preceduta da una vocale, si aggiunge semplicemente -S per formare il plurale, come in "day/days" e "boy/boys".
Alcuni esempi di plurali irregolari includono "child/children", "man/men", "woman/women", "mouse/mice", "foot/feet", e "tooth/teeth".
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