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Substantivul
Substantivul, in limba engleza, are patru genuri:
- genul bărbătesc = substantive care denumesc persoane de gen masculin
(boy, man, son , brother, king)
- genul feminin = substantive care denumesc persoane de gen feminin
(woman, mother, girl, wife, sister)
- gen neutru = substantivele care denumesc obiecte si animale
(dog, , purse, window, cat)
- genul comun = substantivele care au aceeasi forma atat la masculin cat si la feminin
(teacher, doctor, friend, author)
Deosebirea dintre substantivele feminine si masculine se face astfel:
- se foloseste cuvinte variate pentru feminin si masculin :
Feminin Masculin
aunt = matusa uncle = unchi
daughter = fiica son = fiu
girl = fata boy = baiat
hen = gaina cock = cocos
nice = nepoata nephew = nepot
sister = sora brother = frate
mother = mama father = tata
wife = sotie husband = sot
woman = femeie man = barbat
- se adauga un sufix:
prince - princess
actor - actress
waiter - waitress
- pentru locuitorii unei tari, terminate in sh si ch, genul persoanei se indica întrebuințând
cuvintele: man si woman.
an Englishman - an Englishwoman
a Romanianmam - a Romanianwoman
Pluralul substantivelor :
1)- In general se realizeaza adaugand "-s" la substantivul la singular:
cat + "s" = cats
dog + "s" = dogs
2)- pentru substantivele terminate in "s", "x", "sh", "ch","zh", "z" sau "j" pluralul se
formeaza adugand "-es" sau "-s", daca substantivul se termina in "e" mut.
bus + "es" = buses
box + "es" = boxes
dish + "es" = dishes
church + "es" = churches
mirage + "s" = mirages
prize + "s" = prizes
bridge + "s" = bridges
3)- a) - pentru substantive terminate in "y" pluralul substantivelor se formeaza adaugand
"-s", daca "y" final este precedat de o vocala(a, e, i, o, u).
boy + "s" = boys
- b) - pentru substantivele terminate in "y", unde "y" final este precedat de o consoana,
pluralul substantivelor se formeaza astfe: se transforma "y" in "i" si apoi se
adauga "-es"
baby - y + "s" = babies
4)- a) - pentru substantivele terminate in "o", pluralul substantivelor se formeaza
adaugand "-s", daca "o" este precedat de o vocala (a, e, i, o, u).
radio + "s" = radios
- b) - pentru substantivele terminate in "o", unde "o" este precedat de o consoana,
pluralul substantivelor se formeaza adaugand "-es".
tomato + "es" = tomatoes
Atentie : - pentru substantivele legate (referitoare) de muzica - pot forma
pluralul adaugand "-s", chiar daca "o" este precedat de o consoana
piano + "s" = pianos
5)-pentru substantivele terminate in "f" sau "fe", pluralul substantivelor se face
adaugand "-s".
roof + "s" = roofs
giraffe + "s" = giraffes
- Exista exceptii la aceasta regula.Unele substantive terminate in "f" sau "fe" fac
pluralul schimband pe "f" in "-ves". Iara aceste exceptii :
calf - calves = vitel/ vitei
elf- elves = spiridusi/i
half - halves = jumatate/jumatati
knife - knives = cutit/cutite
leaf - leaves = frunza/frunze
loaf - loaves = franzela,paine/franzele
life - lives = viata/vieti
penknife - penknife = briceag/bricege
sheaf - sheaves = snop/snopi
staff - staves = portativ
scarf - scarves = esarfa, fular/esarfe,fulare - dar si scarfs
self - selves = ins, fiinta
shelf - shelves = raft/rafturi
thief - thieves = hot/hoti
wolf - wolves = lup/lupi
wife - wives = sotie/sotii
6)- urmatoarele substantive nu respecta nici o regula in formarea pluralelor :
Singular Plural
alga algae
alumna alumnae
alumnus alumni
antenna (on a bug's head) antennae
antenna (on a television) antennas
appendix appendixes, appendices
bacterium bacteria
bison bison
buffalo buffalos, buffaloes, buffalo
bus buses, busses
cactus cacti, cactuses
child children
corps corps
criterion criteria
crisis crises
datum data
deer deer
die dice
dwarf dwarfs, dwarves
foot feet
fish fish, fishes
goose geese
half halves
hippopotamus hippopotami, hippopotamuses
hoof hoofs, hooves
louse lice
man men
medium media
memorandum memoranda
moose moose
mouse mice
octopus octopi, octopuses, octopodes
ox oxen
scarf scarves, scarfs
series series
sheep sheep
staff (stick or line for
charting music) staves
staff (group of workers) staffs
stegosaurus stegosauri
swine swine
talisman talismans
tooth teeth
wharf wharfs, wharves
woman women
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