marriages
The plural of "marriage" is marriages.
Most English nouns form the plural by adding -s, and marriage follows this rule.
Meaning: the relationship between two people who are married (noun)
How does it change in a sentence?
Use a plural verb with marriages: the marriages are. The possessive plural adds only an apostrophe: marriages'.
How do you pronounce it?
marriage is pronounced /ˈmæɹɪd͡ʒ/. The plural ending sounds like /ɪz/, so the plural has one more syllable than the singular.
What mistakes should you avoid?
Do not use an apostrophe to make a plural. marriages means more than one, while an apostrophe shows that something belongs to someone.
Did you know?
- The -s plural goes back to the Old English ending -as, which belonged to only one group of nouns, as in stānas, "stones". By the end of the Middle Ages it had spread to almost every noun.
Examples in context
- Both marriages ended in divorce.Singular: The marriage ended in divorce.
- Happy marriages take work.Singular: A happy marriage takes work.
