Bentuk jamak kata benda bahasa Inggris
Cari kata benda untuk melihat bentuk jamaknya (plural), lalu pelajari aturannya di bawah.
Tambah -s
Sebagian besar kata benda cukup ditambah -s: book → books.
| Tunggal (singular) | Jamak (plural) | Catatan |
|---|---|---|
| actor | actors | |
| answer | answers | |
| ant | ants | |
| arm | arms | |
| artist | artists | |
| aunt | aunts | |
| bag | bags | |
| ball | balls | |
| banana | bananas | |
| bank | banks | |
| basket | baskets | |
| bathroom | bathrooms | |
| bear | bears | |
| bed | beds | |
| bedroom | bedrooms | |
| belt | belts | |
| bird | birds | |
| birthday | birthdays | |
| biscuit | biscuits | |
| blanket | blankets | |
| boat | boats | |
| book | books | |
| bowl | bowls | |
| brother | brothers | |
| burger | burgers | |
| camera | cameras | |
| cap | caps | |
| car | cars | |
| card | cards | |
| carpet | carpets | |
| carrot | carrots | |
| cat | cats | |
| chair | chairs | |
| chicken | chickens | |
| classroom | classrooms | |
| clock | clocks | |
| cloud | clouds | |
| coat | coats | |
| coconut | coconuts | |
| computer | computers | |
| cousin | cousins | |
| cow | cows | |
| cucumber | cucumbers | |
| cup | cups | |
| curtain | curtains | |
| customer | customers | |
| dancer | dancers | |
| daughter | daughters | |
| dentist | dentists | |
| desert | deserts | |
| desk | desks | |
| doctor | doctors | |
| dog | dogs | |
| doll | dolls | |
| dolphin | dolphins | |
| door | doors | |
| driver | drivers | |
| drum | drums | |
| duck | ducks | |
| ear | ears | |
| egg | eggs | |
| elephant | elephants | |
| engineer | engineers | |
| eraser | erasers | |
| evening | evenings | |
| exam | exams | |
| farmer | farmers | |
| father | fathers | |
| finger | fingers | |
| floor | floors | |
| flower | flowers | |
| forest | forests | |
| fork | forks | |
| friend | friends | |
| frog | frogs | |
| garden | gardens | |
| girl | girls | |
| guest | guests | |
| guitar | guitars | |
| hand | hands | |
| hat | hats | |
| head | heads | |
| heart | hearts | |
| hill | hills | |
| hospital | hospitals | |
| hotel | hotels | |
| hour | hours | |
| husband | husbands | |
| idea | ideas | |
| island | islands | |
| jacket | jackets | |
| king | kings | |
| kitchen | kitchens | |
| kitten | kittens | |
| lamp | lamps | |
| laptop | laptops | |
| lawyer | lawyers | |
| leg | legs | |
| lemon | lemons | |
| lesson | lessons | |
| letter | letters | |
| lion | lions | |
| lock | locks | |
| map | maps | |
| market | markets | |
| mirror | mirrors | |
| month | months | |
| moon | moons | |
| morning | mornings | |
| mother | mothers | |
| mountain | mountains | |
| mouth | mouths | |
| museum | museums | |
| neighbor | neighbors | |
| newspaper | newspapers | |
| night | nights | |
| notebook | notebooks | |
| ocean | oceans | |
| onion | onions | |
| painting | paintings | |
| parent | parents | |
| park | parks | |
| pen | pens | |
| pencil | pencils | |
| pig | pigs | |
| pillow | pillows | |
| pilot | pilots | |
| pizza | pizzas | |
| plant | plants | |
| player | players | |
| poster | posters | |
| problem | problems | |
| queen | queens | |
| question | questions | |
| rabbit | rabbits | |
| rainbow | rainbows | |
| reason | reasons | |
| restaurant | restaurants | |
| ring | rings | |
| river | rivers | |
| road | roads | |
| room | rooms | |
| root | roots | |
| ruler | rulers | |
| school | schools | |
| sea | seas | |
| second | seconds | |
| seed | seeds | |
| shark | sharks | |
| ship | ships | |
| shirt | shirts | |
| shop | shops | |
| shoulder | shoulders | |
| singer | singers | |
| sister | sisters | |
| skirt | skirts | |
| sock | socks | |
| sofa | sofas | |
| soldier | soldiers | |
| son | sons | |
| song | songs | |
| spider | spiders | |
| spoon | spoons | |
| stair | stairs | |
| stamp | stamps | |
| star | stars | |
| storm | storms | |
| stranger | strangers | |
| street | streets | |
| student | students | |
| subject | subjects | |
| sun | suns | |
| taxi | taxis | |
| teacher | teachers | |
| television | televisions | |
| test | tests | |
| ticket | tickets | |
| tiger | tigers | |
| town | towns | |
| train | trains | |
| truck | trucks | |
| wall | walls | |
| watermelon | watermelons | |
| week | weeks | |
| window | windows | |
| word | words | |
| worker | workers | |
| writer | writers | |
| year | years | |
| zebra | zebras |
Tambah -es
Kata yang berakhiran s, x, z, ch, atau sh ditambah -es: box → boxes, watch → watches.
| Tunggal (singular) | Jamak (plural) | Catatan |
|---|---|---|
| actress | actresses | |
| apple | apples | |
| beach | beaches | |
| bee | bees | |
| bicycle | bicycles | |
| boss | bosses | |
| bottle | bottles | |
| box | boxes | |
| branch | branches | |
| bridge | bridges | |
| brush | brushes | |
| bus | buses | |
| cafe | cafes | |
| cake | cakes | |
| church | churches | |
| class | classes | |
| cockroach | cockroaches | |
| college | colleges | |
| cookie | cookies | |
| dish | dishes | |
| dress | dresses | |
| envelope | envelopes | |
| eye | eyes | |
| face | faces | |
| fox | foxes | |
| game | games | |
| garage | garages | |
| giraffe | giraffes | |
| glass | glasses | |
| glove | gloves | |
| grape | grapes | |
| home | homes | |
| horse | horses | |
| house | houses | |
| index | indexes / indices | indices umum dalam matematika |
| kiss | kisses | |
| kite | kites | |
| knee | knees | |
| lake | lakes | |
| magazine | magazines | |
| match | matches | |
| minute | minutes | |
| mosque | mosques | |
| motorcycle | motorcycles | |
| movie | movies | |
| necklace | necklaces | |
| nose | noses | |
| nurse | nurses | |
| office | offices | |
| orange | oranges | |
| page | pages | |
| phone | phones | |
| picture | pictures | |
| pineapple | pineapples | |
| plane | planes | |
| plate | plates | |
| prince | princes | |
| princess | princesses | |
| rose | roses | |
| safe | safes | |
| sandwich | sandwiches | |
| sentence | sentences | |
| shoe | shoes | |
| snake | snakes | |
| syllabus | syllabuses / syllabi | keduanya benar |
| table | tables | |
| tax | taxes | |
| temple | temples | |
| tree | trees | |
| uncle | uncles | |
| vegetable | vegetables | |
| village | villages | |
| watch | watches | |
| whale | whales | |
| wish | wishes |
Konsonan + y menjadi -ies
Huruf y setelah konsonan diganti -ies: city → cities. Kalau sebelum y ada huruf vokal, cukup tambah -s: boy → boys.
| Tunggal (singular) | Jamak (plural) | Catatan |
|---|---|---|
| army | armies | |
| baby | babies | |
| body | bodies | |
| boy | boys | |
| butterfly | butterflies | |
| candy | candies | |
| cherry | cherries | |
| city | cities | |
| country | countries | |
| day | days | |
| diary | diaries | |
| dictionary | dictionaries | |
| donkey | donkeys | |
| enemy | enemies | |
| essay | essays | |
| factory | factories | |
| family | families | |
| fly | flies | |
| hobby | hobbies | |
| holiday | holidays | |
| journey | journeys | |
| key | keys | |
| lady | ladies | |
| library | libraries | |
| monkey | monkeys | |
| party | parties | |
| puppy | puppies | |
| sky | skies | |
| story | stories | |
| strawberry | strawberries | |
| toy | toys | |
| turkey | turkeys | |
| university | universities | |
| valley | valleys |
Berakhiran o
Sebagian ditambah -es (potato → potatoes), sebagian cukup -s (photo → photos), dan ada yang boleh keduanya. Tidak ada aturan pasti, jadi perlu dihafal.
| Tunggal (singular) | Jamak (plural) | Catatan |
|---|---|---|
| echo | echoes | |
| hero | heroes | |
| kangaroo | kangaroos | |
| kilo | kilos | |
| logo | logos | |
| mango | mangoes / mangos | keduanya benar |
| memo | memos | |
| mosquito | mosquitoes / mosquitos | keduanya benar |
| photo | photos | |
| piano | pianos | |
| potato | potatoes | |
| radio | radios | |
| studio | studios | |
| tomato | tomatoes | |
| video | videos | |
| volcano | volcanoes / volcanos | keduanya benar |
| zoo | zoos |
f atau fe menjadi -ves
Sebagian kata berakhiran f atau fe menjadi -ves: knife → knives. Ada pengecualian yang cukup ditambah -s: roof → roofs, chief → chiefs.
| Tunggal (singular) | Jamak (plural) | Catatan |
|---|---|---|
| belief | beliefs | |
| calf | calves | |
| chef | chefs | |
| chief | chiefs | |
| cliff | cliffs | |
| half | halves | |
| knife | knives | |
| leaf | leaves | |
| life | lives | |
| loaf | loaves | |
| proof | proofs | |
| roof | roofs | |
| scarf | scarves / scarfs | keduanya benar |
| shelf | shelves | |
| thief | thieves | |
| wife | wives | |
| wolf | wolves |
Tidak beraturan
Bentuk jamaknya berubah dan harus dihafal: man → men, child → children.
| Tunggal (singular) | Jamak (plural) | Catatan |
|---|---|---|
| child | children | |
| foot | feet | |
| goose | geese | |
| louse | lice | |
| man | men | |
| mouse | mice | untuk mouse komputer, mice dan mouses sama-sama dipakai |
| ox | oxen | |
| person | people / persons | persons dipakai dalam bahasa resmi atau hukum |
| policeman | policemen | |
| tooth | teeth | |
| woman | women |
Sama dengan bentuk tunggal
Bentuk tunggal dan jamaknya sama: one sheep, two sheep.
| Tunggal (singular) | Jamak (plural) | Catatan |
|---|---|---|
| aircraft | aircraft | |
| deer | deer | |
| fish | fish / fishes | fishes dipakai untuk beberapa jenis ikan |
| moose | moose | |
| series | series | |
| sheep | sheep | |
| species | species |
Serapan Latin dan Yunani
Kata serapan sering memakai bentuk jamak aslinya: crisis → crises, phenomenon → phenomena. Sebagian juga punya bentuk -s atau -es.
| Tunggal (singular) | Jamak (plural) | Catatan |
|---|---|---|
| analysis | analyses | |
| appendix | appendices / appendixes | keduanya benar |
| bacterium | bacteria | |
| basis | bases | |
| cactus | cacti / cactuses | keduanya benar |
| crisis | crises | |
| criterion | criteria | |
| curriculum | curricula / curriculums | keduanya benar |
| datum | data | data sekarang juga dipakai sebagai kata benda tak terhitung |
| diagnosis | diagnoses | |
| focus | foci / focuses | keduanya benar |
| fungus | fungi / funguses | keduanya benar |
| hypothesis | hypotheses | |
| matrix | matrices / matrixes | keduanya benar |
| medium | media / mediums | media untuk alat komunikasi, mediums untuk paranormal |
| memorandum | memoranda / memorandums | keduanya benar |
| nucleus | nuclei | |
| oasis | oases | |
| phenomenon | phenomena | |
| radius | radii / radiuses | keduanya benar |
| stimulus | stimuli | |
| thesis | theses | |
| vertex | vertices / vertexes | keduanya benar |
Kata benda tak terhitung
Kata benda tak terhitung (uncountable nouns) tidak punya bentuk jamak dan tidak memakai a atau an. Untuk menghitungnya, pakai kata satuan seperti a piece of, a bottle of, atau a cup of.
| Kata | Contoh yang benar |
|---|---|
| information | a piece of information, some information |
| advice | a piece of advice, some advice |
| furniture | a piece of furniture |
| luggage | a piece of luggage |
| equipment | a piece of equipment |
| homework | some homework |
| news | a piece of news (news memakai kata kerja tunggal: the news is good) |
| money | some money, a lot of money |
| rice | a bowl of rice |
| bread | a loaf of bread, a slice of bread |
| milk | a glass of milk |
| water | a bottle of water |
| sugar | a spoonful of sugar |
| knowledge | some knowledge |
Lihat juga comparative dan superlative dan pembentuk 16 tenses.