How do you use "Irregular Plural Forms" in a sentence?

The children are playing. My feet hurt. Three men and two women. I saw some sheep in the field.

Irregular Plural Forms

Q: What does "Irregular Plural Forms" mean?

Plurals that don't follow regular rules Some common nouns have irregular plurals: man→men, woman→women, child→children, foot→feet, tooth→teeth, mouse→mice, person→people. Some stay the same: sheep, fish, deer.

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含义: Plurals that don't follow regular rules

不遵循常规规则的复数

Plurales que no siguen las reglas regulares

通常のルールに従わない複数形

규칙을 따르지 않는 불규칙 복수형

Some common nouns have irregular plurals: man→men, woman→women, child→children, foot→feet, tooth→teeth, mouse→mice, person→people. Some stay the same: sheep, fish, deer.

一些常见名词有不规则复数形式：man→men, woman→women, child→children, foot→feet, tooth→teeth, mouse→mice, person→people。有些保持不变：sheep, fish, deer。

Algunos sustantivos comunes tienen plurales irregulares: man→men, woman→women, child→children, foot→feet, tooth→teeth, mouse→mice, person→people. Algunos no cambian: sheep, fish, deer.

一般的な名詞には不規則な複数形があります：man→men, woman→women, child→children, foot→feet, tooth→teeth, mouse→mice, person→people。変わらないものもあります：sheep, fish, deer。

일부 흔한 명사는 불규칙 복수형을 가집니다: man→men, woman→women, child→children, foot→feet, tooth→teeth, mouse→mice, person→people. 일부는 변하지 않습니다: sheep, fish, deer.

例句

The children are playing.
孩子们在玩耍。
Los niños están jugando.
子供たちが遊んでいます。
아이들이 놀고 있습니다.
My feet hurt.
我的脚很疼。
Me duelen los pies.
足が痛いです。
발이 아픕니다.
Three men and two women.
三个男人和两个女人。
Tres hombres y dos mujeres.
3人の男性と2人の女性。
남성 3명과 여성 2명.
I saw some sheep in the field.
我在田野里看到了一些羊。
Vi algunas ovejas en el campo.
野原で羊を見ました。
들판에서 양들을 봤습니다.

发音

用法指南

语境: spoken, written, everyday

语气: descriptive

✓ 正确说法

Many people came.
来了很多人。
Vino mucha gente.
多くの人が来ました。
많은 사람들이 왔습니다.
The mice ate the cheese.
老鼠吃了奶酪。
Los ratones se comieron el queso.
ネズミがチーズを食べた。
쥐들이 치즈를 먹었습니다.
Brush your teeth twice a day.
每天刷两次牙。
Cepíllate los dientes dos veces al día.
1日2回歯を磨いてください。
하루에 두 번 양치하세요.
The children are playing.
孩子们在玩耍。
Los niños están jugando.
子どもたちが遊んでいます。
아이들이 놀고 있어요.
My feet hurt.
我的脚很疼。
Me duelen los pies.
足が痛いです。
발이 아파요.

✗ 错误说法

The childs are playing. (use 'children')
The childs are playing.（应用'children'）
The childs are playing. (se usa 'children')
The childs are playing.（「children」を使う）
The childs are playing.（'children'을 사용해야 함）
My foots hurt. (use 'feet')
My foots hurt.（应用'feet'）
My foots hurt. (se usa 'feet')
My foots hurt.（「feet」を使う）
My foots hurt.（'feet'를 사용해야 함）
Many peoples came. (use 'people')
Many peoples came.（应用'people'）
Many peoples came. (se usa 'people')
Many peoples came.（「people」を使う）
Many peoples came.（'people'을 사용해야 함）

起源与历史

Irregular plural formation

文化背景

Era: Modern

Generation: All ages

Social background: Universal