Plurals

Zero Plurals — No Change

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fish

one fish · three fish

sheep

one sheep · a hundred sheep

deer

one deer · five deer

aircraft

one aircraft · two aircraft

moose

one moose · many moose

series / species

one series · two series · one species · many species

For the ordinary count meanings taught here, number and agreement show singular or plural.

El contexto y el número muestran singular o plural.

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Tips

Zero Plurals — No Change

  1. En un zero plural, singular y plural se escriben igual. El número y el verbo revelan cuántos hay.
  2. Contraste controlado: one aircraft is ready / three aircraft are ready. Aircraft no cambia; one/three e is/are sí.
  3. Fishes existe en usos especializados sobre especies o grupos; ese uso queda fuera de esta clase. Para conteo ordinario aquí: one fish / three fish.