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French Language Grammar and Pronunciation Glossary
Number - Le Nombre

Definition Number indicates whether parts of speech are singular (singulier) or plural (pluriel).

Related terms

  verb
  noun
  article
  person
  pronoun
  adjective
  agreement

Grammar glossary

   

Purposes

1. For subject pronouns: number (along with person) determines who or what is performing the action of the verb.
  2. For nouns: their number indicates the number that the adjectives, articles, and pronouns that modify them must have.
   
Lessons Subject pronouns - Nouns - Adjectives - Gender - Number

  

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