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...plurals (plur - als)


In most cases, a plural is formed by adding "s" to the end of a noun.

...Examples (ex - am - ple)
nation ... nations
chair ... chairs
hat ... hats


However, if a noun ends in "s, ss, z, x, ch, or sh, add "es" to the end of the word.

Plurals - if a noun ends in "s, ss, z, x, ch, or sh" add "es" to the end of the word.
Japanese
Singular
Plural
Sentence
Japanese
hypothesis hypotheses There are many hypotheses as to the creation of the universe.
boss bosses Name all the bosses you've had in your life.
topaz topazes The jewellery case was full of precious topazes.
box boxes Place those boxes over here.
church churches We have three churches in our community.
radis radish radishes Please pick me some radishes out of the garden.

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