Unit 2.2
Irregular Plural Nouns
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Introduction
Imenice [nouns] se odnose na osobu, mjesto, stvar, događaj, tvar ili pojavu.
Množina [plural] se koristi kako bi se ukazalo na to da postoji više od jedne osobe, životinje, mjesta ili stvari. Neke imenice ne prate uobičajena pravila tvorbe, one su nepravilne [irregular] pa se i njihova množina tvori drugačije.
Form
Imenice s nepravilnom množinom ne tvore se dodavanjem sufiksa -s ili -es. Ne postoje pravila koja objašnjavaju kako se tvori množina tih imenica. Najčešće imenice s nepravilnom množinom su:
| Singular | Plural |
|---|---|
| child | children |
| foot | feet |
| man | men |
| mouse | mice |
| person | people |
| tooth | teeth |
| woman | women |
Example
- Child ⇒ We have three children.
- Foot ⇒ My feet are sore.
- Man ⇒ There are some men outside the house.
- Mouse ⇒ I found three mice in the barn.
- Person ⇒ They are such nice people.
- Tooth ⇒ He lost two teeth yesterday.
- Woman ⇒ They are very beautiful women.
Use
Nepravilna množina upotrebljava se jednako kao i ona pravilna; razlika je samo u tvorbi.
Summary
Ne postoji pravilo za tvorbu nepravilne množine [irregular plural] pa ih treba naučiti napamet.
Najčešće korištene su: child ⇒ children, foot ⇒ feet, man ⇒ men, person ⇒ people, woman ⇒ women…
Naprimjer:
— “An ox.” ⇒ “Three oxen.” / “Three oxes.“
— “There is only one goose in the street.” ⇒ “There are five geese in the street.”
Pregledajte sadržaj u odjeljku [Form] te bacite pogled na odjeljak [Example] koji pokazuje njegovu upotrebu unutar konteksta.
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