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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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.
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