manatees
The plural of "manatee" is manatees.
Most English nouns form the plural by adding -s, and manatee follows this rule.
Meaning: a large plant-eating sea mammal (noun)
How does it change in a sentence?
Use a plural verb with manatees: the manatees are. The possessive plural adds only an apostrophe: manatees'.
How do you pronounce it?
manatee is pronounced /ˈmæn.əˌtiː/. The plural ending sounds like /z/.
What mistakes should you avoid?
Do not use an apostrophe to make a plural. manatees 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
- Manatees swim slowly.Singular: A manatee swims slowly.
- We saw three manatees near the shore.Singular: We saw a manatee near the shore.
