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Les enfants aiment leurs nouveaux jeux.

Les enfants aiment leurs nouveaux jeux.
The children like their new games.
From Lesson 80:Irregular plurals (-x)·French

Questions & Answers about Les enfants aiment leurs nouveaux jeux.

Why do both nouveaux and jeux end in -x instead of -s?
This is a special plural rule! Words ending in -eau (like the adjective nouveau) and -eu (like the noun jeu) take an -x to become plural instead of the standard -s.
Are the -x endings on nouveaux and jeux pronounced?
No, the -x at the end of these words is completely silent. You pronounce the plural forms nouveaux and jeux exactly the same as their singular forms nouveau and jeu.
Why does nouveaux come before the noun jeux?
Most French adjectives go after the noun, but nouveau is a common exception. Adjectives describing Beauty, Age, Number, Goodness, or Size (the BANGS rule) go before the noun. Since nouveau describes age (new), it goes first.
Why does leurs have an -s at the end?
Leur translates to "their", but because it acts like an adjective in French, it must agree with the thing being owned, not the owners. Since the games (nouveaux jeux) are plural, we must use the plural form leurs.
How do I pronounce the verb aiment here?
The -ent ending on French verbs in the "they" form is always completely silent. You pronounce aiment exactly like the singular form aime.

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