Posted by Aurélie Drouard

In: Level A1, Nouns & Articles, Pluriel

Questions: 5

Look at these examples:

Je préfère ce château aux autres châteaux.
I prefer this castle to the other castles.

Le bateau rouge rejoint les autres bateaux.
The red boat is catching up with the other boats.

Andréa mange un gâteau, et je mange trois gâteaux !
Andrea eats one cake, and I eat three cakes !

Cette couronne a un joyau bleu et deux joyaux rouges.
This crown has one blue gem and two red gems.

Note that nouns ending in  -au, -eau take an -x in the plural form, and not an -s.

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Andréa mange un gâteau, et je mange trois gâteaux !
Andrea eats one cake, and I eat three cakes !

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Le bateau rouge rejoint les autres bateaux.
The red boat is catching up with the other boats.

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"Les pluriel des noms" by youlearnfrench.blogspot.com

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Je préfère ce château aux autres châteaux.
I prefer this castle to the other castles.

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Cette couronne a un joyau bleu et deux joyaux rouges.
This crown has one blue gem and two red gems.

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ArndisA2

How is the question "What does ''noyau'' mean?" relevant to the lesson?

And where is the answer to be found in the lesson? It was one of the questions in the micro-quiz. 

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CécileKwiziq language super starCorrect answer

Hi Arndís,

'Noyau' is one of those words ending in 'au' whose plural is a silent  'x' .

Hope this helps!

 

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How is the question "What does ''noyau'' mean?" relevant to the lesson?

And where is the answer to be found in the lesson? It was one of the questions in the micro-quiz. 

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SherryC1

Bonjour. Are "joyau" and "joyaux" pronounced correctly in the example above?

Asked 5 years ago

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AurélieKwiziq language super star

Bonjour Sherry ! Yes, both "joyau" and its plural form "joyaux" are pronounced the same way in French, as the "-x" is mute. I hope that's helpful! Bonne Année !

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SherryC1

Merci, Aurélie.

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Bonjour. Are "joyau" and "joyaux" pronounced correctly in the example above?

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