Look at how these nouns ending in -ou change in the plural form:
Il y a des trous dans la route.
There are holes in the road.
Ils font pousser des choux dans leur jardin.
They're growing cabbages in their garden.
J'adore les bijoux!
I love jewels!
Les fous sont dans la rue!
The mad men are on the street!
Note that as a rule, nouns in -ou take an -s in the plural form, except for 7 exceptions, which take an -x:
| le bijou | les bijoux | jewel(s) |
| le chou | les choux | cabbage(s) |
| le caillou | les cailloux | stone(s) |
| le joujou | les joujoux | toy(s) |
| le genou | les genoux | knee(s) |
| le pou | les poux | lice |
| le hibou | les hiboux | owl(s) |
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Examples and resources
Il y a des trous dans la route.
There are holes in the road.
"Les pluriel des noms" by youlearnfrench.blogspot.com
J'adore les bijoux!
I love jewels!
Les fous sont dans la rue!
The mad men are on the street!
Elle a des cailloux dans sa chaussure.
She has stones in her shoe.
L'enfant est sur les genoux de sa maman.
The child is on his mum's knees.
Ils font pousser des choux dans leur jardin.
They're growing cabbages in their garden.
Q&A
Nick
Kwiziq community member
28 November 2018
1 reply
in the test it says trous is not a plural?
Cécile
Kwiziq language super star
3/12/18
Hi Nick,
Could you use your 'Report it' button on your Correction Board which will link to the specific quiz and make it easier for us to answer you...
Robin
Kwiziq community member
30 November 2018
2 replies
may not have graded correctly?
I am pretty certain that I chose 3 nouns that were plural ending in s or x but after grading it showed that I only chose 2 of the 3 (ending in s or x). ?
Cécile
Kwiziq language super star
3 December 2018
3/12/18
Hi Robin,
Could you re-post this using your 'Report it' button in your Correction Board? This will link directly to the specific quiz making it easier for us to answer you...
Robin
Kwiziq community member
3 December 2018
3/12/18