Macam-macam kata benda jamak tidak beraturan / irregular
plural nouns
US -> I (Kata yang
berakhiran US berubah menjadi dengan akhiran I):
SINGULAR
|
PLURAL
|
Alumnus
|
alumni
|
Cactus
|
cacti
|
Focus
|
foci/focuses
|
Fungus
|
fungi/funguses
|
Nucleus
|
nuclei
|
Radius
|
radii
|
Stimulus
|
stimuli
|
Contoh penggunaan:
1. The fungus is dangerous (singular)
2. The fungi are dangerous (plural)
3. The fungus endangers everyone (singular)
4. The fungi endanger everyone (plural)
1. The fungus is dangerous (singular)
2. The fungi are dangerous (plural)
3. The fungus endangers everyone (singular)
4. The fungi endanger everyone (plural)
IS -> ES
SINGULAR
|
PLURAL
|
axis
|
axes
|
analysis
|
analyses
|
basis
|
bases
|
crisis
|
crises
|
diagnosis
|
diagnoses
|
ellipsis
|
ellipses
|
hypothesis
|
hypotheses
|
oasis
|
oases
|
paralysis
|
paralyses
|
parenthesis
|
parentheses
|
synthesis
|
syntheses
|
synopsis
|
synopses
|
thesis
|
theses
|
IX
-> ICES
SINGULAR
|
PLURAL
|
appendix
|
appendices
|
index
|
indeces/indexes
|
matrix
|
matrices/matrixes
|
EAU
-> EAUX
SINGULAR
|
PLURAL
|
beau
|
beaux
|
bureau
|
bureaus/bureaux
|
tableau
|
tableaux/tableaus
|
***
-> EN
Tanda
*** berarti kata tersebut tidak memiliki indikator/ciri-ciri khusus:
SINGULAR
|
PLURAL
|
child
|
children
|
man
|
men
|
ox
|
oxen
|
woman
|
women
|
***
-> A
SINGULAR
|
PLURAL
|
bacterium
|
bacteria
|
corpus
|
corpora
|
criterion
|
criteria
|
curriculum
|
curricula
|
datum
|
data
|
genus
|
genera
|
medium
|
media
|
memorandum
|
memoranda
|
phenomenon
|
phenomena
|
stratum
|
strata
|
NO
CHANGE
Beberapa
kata benda berikut ini memiliki bentuk yang sama antara singular dan pluralnya
atau tidak terjadi perubahan sama sekali:
SINGULAR
|
PLURAL
|
deer
|
deer
|
fish
|
fish
|
means
|
means
|
offspring
|
offspring
|
series
|
series
|
sheep
|
sheep
|
species
|
species
|
OO
-> EE
SINGULAR
|
PLURAL
|
foot
|
feet
|
goose
|
Geese
|
tooth
|
Teeth
|
A
-> AE
SINGULAR
|
PLURAL
|
antenna
|
antennae/antennas
|
formula
|
formulae/formulas
|
nebula
|
nebulae
|
vertebra
|
vertebrae
|
vita
|
vitae
|
OUSE
-> ICE
SINGULAR
|
PLURAL
|
louse
|
lice
|
mouse
|
mice
|
Pengetahuan tentang Macam-macam kata benda jamak tidak
beraturan / irregular plural nouns ini sangat penting untuk mendukung mempelajari
Subject-Verb Agreement.
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