How to Make Plural Nouns in French

1. How to Create Plural Nouns

In French, we usually make a noun plural by adding -s at the end.

For example:

• un chat (a cat) becomes des chats (cats)
• une voiture (a car) becomes des voitures (cars)

2. Special Cases

Some nouns don’t follow this rule and have their own unique plural forms:

• un œil (an eye) becomes des yeux (eyes)
• un animal (an animal) becomes des animaux (animals)

3. The Word for "The"

When we talk about plural nouns, the word for "the" changes:

• le (the, for a boy or male noun) or la (the, for a girl or female noun) changes to les (the, for any plural nouns).

For example:

• le chat becomes les chats (the cats)
• la voiture becomes les voitures (the cars)

4. The Word for "A"

The words we use for "a" also change:

• un (a, for a boy or male noun) or une (a, for a girl or female noun) changes to des (some, for any plural nouns).

For example:

• un chat becomes des chats (some cats)
• une voiture becomes des voitures (some cars)

Summary

To make plural nouns in French, just add -s. Also, keep in mind how the words for "the" and "a" change.