nurses
The plural of "nurse" is nurses.
Most English nouns form the plural by adding -s, and nurse follows this rule.
Meaning: a person trained to care for sick people (noun)
How does it change in a sentence?
Use a plural verb with nurses: the nurses are. The possessive plural adds only an apostrophe: nurses'.
How do you pronounce it?
nurse is pronounced /nɜːs/. 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. nurses means more than one, while an apostrophe shows that something belongs to someone.
Did you know?
- Only a handful of English nouns still form the plural without -s, among them men, feet, teeth and children.
Examples in context
- Three nurses looked after him.Singular: A nurse looked after him.
- Nurses work long shifts.Singular: A nurse works long shifts.
