zebras
The plural of "zebra" is zebras.
Most English nouns form the plural by adding -s, and zebra follows this rule.
Meaning: an African animal like a horse with black and white stripes (noun)
How does it change in a sentence?
Use a plural verb with zebras: the zebras are. The possessive plural adds only an apostrophe: zebras'.
How do you pronounce it?
zebra is pronounced /ˈzɛb.ɹə/. The plural ending sounds like /z/.
What mistakes should you avoid?
Do not use an apostrophe to make a plural. zebras 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
- Zebras live in herds.Singular: A zebra lives in herds.
- We saw five zebras at the water hole.Singular: We saw a zebra at the water hole.
