Editing Grammatical number (section)

===French===
In modern Romance languages, nouns, adjectives and articles are declined according to number (singular or plural only). Verbs are conjugated for number as well as person. French treats zero as using the singular number, not the plural.

In its written form, [[French language|French]] declines nouns for number (singular or plural). In speech, however, the majority of nouns (and adjectives) are not declined for number. The typical plural suffix, {{lang|fr|-s}} or {{lang|fr|-es}}, is [[silent letter|silent]], no longer indicating a change in pronunciation. Spoken number marking on the noun appears when [[Liaison (French)|liaison]] occurs.
* Some plurals do differ from the singular in pronunciation; for example, masculine singulars in {{lang|fr|-al}} {{IPA|[al]}} sometimes form masculine plurals in {{lang|fr|-aux}} {{IPA|[o]}}.
* [[Proper nouns]] are not pluralized, even in writing. ({{lang|fr|Les voitures}}, but {{lang|fr|Les [[Peugeot 404]]}})

Normally, the article or determiner is the primary spoken indicator of number.