Plural (intermediate)

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Plural (intermediate)

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Dutch vs. English

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Dutch vs. English 
Omgeving

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Dutch vs. English

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Dutch vs. English

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What did you notice?
  • Dutch: singular
  • English: pleural  

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Dutch vs. English

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Dutch vs. English

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Deze demonstranten houden hun bord vast.

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Dutch vs. English

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What did you notice?
  • Objects with two equal parts: always in pleural
  • After a/an or telwoord always pair of -> a pair of shorts
  • After a number always pair of -> two pairs of shorts

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  • These protesters are holding their signs.

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What did you notice?
  • If the subject of the sentence is pleural, then the object is a pleural too. 

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Singular = plural in:

  • Chinese
  • Japanese
  • Swiss
  • Sheep
  • Deer
  • species
  • Means
  • Crossroads
  • Spacecraf
  • Hoovercraft




Learn by heart

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