Nouns – Navneord (Substantiver) English Grammar
Proper Nouns Names Places Tobias Cecilie Osman Nyhavn Tivoli Bakken HRS Companies HRS Rest. Noma Rest. Sletten Kro Novo Nordisk IBM
Gender Male (masculin)Female (feminine) Brother Nephew Boyfriend Sister Niece Girlfriend Both masculine and feminine: Cousin, Doctor, Student etc.
Plural SingularPlural One Carrot One bean One Cow One chicken Two carrots Two Beans Two Cows Two Chickens
Plural –ES after sibilant SingularPlural One Box One Sandwich One Peach One Slice (Of meat) Two Boxes Two Sandwiches Two Peaches Two slices
Plural Substitute Y after consonant with -ies SingularPlural City Company Anchovy Raspberry Cities Companies Anchovies Raspberries
Nouns on –F or -Fe Add -sSubstitute with -ves SingularPlural A roofTwo roofs A SheriffTwo Sheriffs SingularPlural A knifeTwo knives A calfTwo calves A wifeTwo Wives
Irregular Plural Nouns SingularPlural A man A woman A mouse A goose An ox Two men Two Women Two mice Two geese Two oxen
Plural Nouns CountableUncountable Carrots (One carrot, Two Carrots) Potatoes (One potato, Two potatoes) Restaurants (One restaurant, several restaurants) Company (One company, several Companies) ADDING S or ES or IES Water (More Water) Money (More Money) ALWAYS THE SAME, NO MATTER THE AMOUNT OR NUMBERS.
Genitive –S or of-phrase Genitive-SOf-Phrase Mostly for People: (Nikolaj’s Restaurant) (Chef’s table) Mostly for things: (The name of the School) (The name of the Restaurant) In time expressions, we also use ’S: A three week’s holiday.