Grammar

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Grammar / Nouns in the plural form, indefinite articles (un, une, des)

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Nouns in the plural form

As a general rule, you add an "s" to the written form of the singular.

Singular, Masculine	Plural, Masculine
Update Required To play the media you will need to either update your browser to a recent version. un café	Update Required To play the media you will need to either update your browser to a recent version. des cafés
Update Required To play the media you will need to either update your browser to a recent version. le poisson	Update Required To play the media you will need to either update your browser to a recent version. les poissons
Singular, Feminine	Plural, Feminine
Update Required To play the media you will need to either update your browser to a recent version. une orange	Update Required To play the media you will need to either update your browser to a recent version. des oranges
Update Required To play the media you will need to either update your browser to a recent version. la pomme	Update Required To play the media you will need to either update your browser to a recent version. les pommes

There are many special cases (ex: un cheval ~ des chevaux) that we will not be seeing at this point in the learning process.

Indefinite articles: un, une, des

You use an indefinite article (un, une, des) in front of indefinite nouns, such as unspecified people or objects.

Elle achète une salade (you don't specify which lettuce).
Il aimerait des tomates (we don't know which particular tomatoes, we don't know how many tomatoes).

Masculine singular	Update Required To play the media you will need to either update your browser to a recent version. UN	Update Required To play the media you will need to either update your browser to a recent version. un pain, un poisson, un homme, un travail...
Feminine singular	Update Required To play the media you will need to either update your browser to a recent version. UNE	Update Required To play the media you will need to either update your browser to a recent version. une banane, une aubergine, une maison, une femme...
Masculine and feminine plural	Update Required To play the media you will need to either update your browser to a recent version. DES	Update Required To play the media you will need to either update your browser to a recent version. des pains, des bananes, des maisons, des hommes...

The presentative element: C'est / Ce sont

To identify or introduce someone or something, you use c'est or ce sont.

Update Required To play the media you will need to either update your browser to a recent version. - Qui est-ce ? (= C'est qui ?)	Update Required To play the media you will need to either update your browser to a recent version. - C'est Pierre. (C'est Monsieur Durant, ce sont mes parents...)
Update Required To play the media you will need to either update your browser to a recent version. - Qu'est-ce que c'est ? (= C'est quoi ?)	Update Required To play the media you will need to either update your browser to a recent version. - C'est un citron.
Update Required To play the media you will need to either update your browser to a recent version. - Qu'est-ce que c'est ? (= C'est quoi ?)	Update Required To play the media you will need to either update your browser to a recent version. - Ce sont des pâtes.