years
The plural of "year" is years.
Most English nouns form the plural by adding -s, and year follows this rule.
Meaning: a period of twelve months (noun)
How does it change in a sentence?
Use a plural verb with years: the years are. The possessive plural adds only an apostrophe: years'.
How do you pronounce it?
year is pronounced /jɪə/. The plural ending sounds like /z/.
What mistakes should you avoid?
After a number used as an adjective, year does not take -s: a ten-year-old girl.
Did you know?
- Young children learning English often say mouses and foots. They are applying the -s rule to every noun, which shows they have learned the rule itself.
Examples in context
- I lived there for ten years.Singular: I lived there for a year.
- The years go by fast.Singular: The year goes by fast.
