ⓢtudy 명사의 단수 복수/정관사

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1.명사의 단수와 복수



1)명사란:사물이나 사물의 이름을 나타내는 말이다.



2)셀수 있는 명사:

(1)대부분의 명사:명사+s ...ex)books,maps,dogs

(2)es를 붙이는 경우

--s,-x,-ch,-o로 끝나는 명사;es...ex)buses,watches,potatoes 예외)pianos,photos

-자음+y로 끝나는 명사:y를 i로 고치고+es...ex)leaf-leaves 예외)roofs



3)불규칙 복수형

-모음이 바뀌는 명사:man-men,woman-women,foot-feet

-단수와 복수가 같은 명사:sheep(a sheep,too sheep)

-child-childen



4)셀수없는 명사

(1)추상 명사:joy,happiness,lock,goodness,love,beauty

(2)고유 명사:korea,seoul,peter

(3)물질 명사:cheese,paper,water,milk.sugar,coffee,money.



2.관사



1)관사란:명사 앞에 붙어서 명사의 의미와 성격을 드러내 주는 말로 a,an,the가 있다.

2)부정관사a,an:뒤에 오는 단어의 발음이 자음으로시작되면 a 모음으로 시작 되면 an을 쓴다.

ex)a student,an orange,an hour

(1)막연한 하나를 표시할 때:He is a teacher.

(2)하나(oun)를 표시할 때:I have five English classes in a week.

(3)...마다(=per):The car goes 60 km an hour.



3.정관사 the

1)앞에 있는 명사가 다시 나올 때:We saw a movie.The movie was very interesting.

2)서로 아는 것을 가리킬 때:The dog over.there is very big.

3)관용적으로 쓰는 경우:play the piano(악기명),the sea(자연 환경)the sun(태양과 같은 하나뿐인 존재)



4.관사를 생략하는 경우

before dinner(식사명),play tennis(운동 경기명),by train(교통 수단)

go to school(공부하러 가다의 school과 같이 건물 등이 본래의 요도로 쓰일 때)