Hampir semua kata benda yang singular dirubah menjadi bentuk jamak tinggal ditambah -s di ujung kata benda. Seperti contoh di bawah ini :
|
Singular |
Plural |
|---|---|
|
boat |
boats |
|
house |
houses |
|
cat |
cats |
|
river |
rivers |
Kata benda singular yang memiliki akhiran s, x, z, ch, sh jika dirubah menjadi bentuk plural
maka ditambah -es, seperti contoh di bawah ini:
|
Singular |
Plural |
|---|---|
|
bus |
buses |
|
wish |
wishes |
|
pitch |
pitches |
|
box |
boxes |
Kata benda singular yang memiliki akhiran y, huruf tersebut diganti menjadi -ies
|
Singular |
Plural |
|---|---|
|
penny |
pennies |
|
spy |
spies |
|
baby |
babies |
|
city |
cities |
|
daisy |
daisies |
Kata Benda Tidak Beraturan (Irregular Noun)
Di dalam bahasa Inggris kata benda juga terdapat kata benda tidak beraturan .
Di bawah ini merupakan contoh umum kata benda tidak beraturan (irregular noun) dalam bentuk plural.
|
Singular |
Plural |
|---|---|
|
woman |
women |
|
man |
men |
|
child |
children |
|
tooth |
teeth |
|
foot |
feet |
|
person |
people |
|
leaf |
leaves |
|
mouse |
mice |
|
goose |
geese |
|
half |
halves |
|
knife |
knives |
|
wife |
wives |
|
life |
lives |
|
elf |
elves |
|
loaf |
loaves |
|
potato |
potatoes |
|
tomato |
tomatoes |
|
cactus |
cacti |
|
focus |
foci |
|
fungus |
fungi |
|
nucleus |
nuclei |
|
syllabus |
syllabi/syllabuses |
|
analysis |
analyses |
|
diagnosis |
diagnoses |
|
oasis |
oases |
|
thesis |
theses |
|
crisis |
crises |
|
phenomenon |
phenomena |
|
criterion |
criteria |
|
datum |
data |
Kata benda Bahasa Inggris juga terdapat kata benda bentuk singular dan jamak sama.
Berikut contohnya :
|
Singular |
Plural |
|---|---|
|
sheep |
sheep |
|
fish |
fish |
|
deer |
deer |
|
species |
species |
|
aircraft |
aircraft |
Terdapat beberapa kata benda berbentuk plural, namun jika dimasukan ke dalam kalimat ditambahkan dengan kata kerja sigular. Hal tersebut seperti contoh di bawah ini :
|
Plural nouns used with a singular verb |
Sentence |
|---|---|
|
news |
The news is at 6.30 p.m. |
|
athletics |
Athletics is good for young people. |
|
linguistics |
Linguistics is the study of language. |
|
darts |
Darts is a popular game in England. |
|
billiards |
Billiards is played all over the world. |
trousers, jeans, glasses, savings,
thanks, steps, stairs, customs, congratulations, tropics, wages,
spectacles, outskirts, goods, wits
|
Plural noun with plural verb |
Sentence |
|---|---|
|
trousers |
My trousers are too tight. |
|
jeans |
Her jeans are black. |
|
glasses |
Those glasses are his. |
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