knees
The plural of "knee" is knees.
Most English nouns form the plural by adding -s, and knee follows this rule.
Meaning: the joint in the middle of the leg (noun)
How does it change in a sentence?
Use a plural verb with knees: the knees are. The possessive plural adds only an apostrophe: knees'.
How do you pronounce it?
knee is pronounced /niː/. The plural ending sounds like /z/.
What mistakes should you avoid?
Do not use an apostrophe to make a plural. knees means more than one, while an apostrophe shows that something belongs to someone.
Did you know?
- The spoken plural ending has three sounds: /s/ after sounds like p, t and k, /ɪz/ after hissing sounds like s and ch and /z/ everywhere else.
Examples in context
- My knees hurt after running.Singular: My knee hurts after running.
- She fell and cut both knees.Singular: She fell and cut her knee.
