trees
The plural of "tree" is trees.
Most English nouns form the plural by adding -s, and tree follows this rule.
Meaning: a tall plant with a trunk and branches (noun)
How does it change in a sentence?
Use a plural verb with trees: the trees are. The possessive plural adds only an apostrophe: trees'.
How do you pronounce it?
tree is pronounced /tɹiː/. The plural ending sounds like /z/.
What mistakes should you avoid?
Do not use an apostrophe to make a plural. trees 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
- We planted ten trees.Singular: We planted a tree.
- The trees lose their leaves in autumn.Singular: The tree loses their leaves in autumn.
