NOUNS - Countable Nouns

(İSİMLER)

knife - knives, gibi.

Eğer kelimenin sonu bunların dışında bir kelimeyle bitiyorsa sadece –s eklenir.

Örnek:

Car - cars

school - schools

boy - boys

play - plays

key - keys

student - students

teacher - teachers, gibi

Şimdiye kadar verilen örnekler “düzenli” isimlerdir. Düzensiz isimlerin çoğulları farklı farklıdır. Adı üzerinde “düzensiz”dirler.

          Tekil          Çoğul
           Man ------ men

           woman --- women

           Mouse ---- mice

           child ------ children

           fish -------- fish

          sheep ------ sheep

           foot ------- feet

           tooth ------ teeth, gibi.

Countable Nouns

Countable nouns are easy to recognize. They are things that we can count.

• dog, cat, animal, man, person
• bottle, box, litre
• coin, note, dollar
• cup, plate, fork
• table, chair, suitcase, bag

Countable nouns can be singular or plural:

• My dog is playing.
• My dogs are hungry.

We can use the indefinite article a/an with countable nouns:

• A dog is an animal.

When a countable noun is singular, we must use a word like a/the/my/this with it:

• I want an orange. (not I want orange.)
• Where is my bottle? (not Where is bottle?)

When a countable noun is plural, we can use it alone:

• I like oranges.
• Bottles can break.

We can use some and any with countable nouns:

• I've got some dollars.
• Have you got any pens?

We can use a few and many with countable nouns:

• I've got a few dollars.
• I haven't got many pens.

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