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Où sont les journaux locaux ?

Où sont les journaux locaux ?
Where are the local newspapers?
From Lesson 81:Plurals ending in -al (-aux)·French

Breakdown of Où sont les journaux locaux ?

être
to be
où
where
le journal
the newspaper
local
local

Questions & Answers about Où sont les journaux locaux ?

Why do both journaux and locaux end in "-aux"?
This is a special rule for plurals! For most masculine nouns and adjectives that end in "-al" in the singular, the plural ending changes to "-aux". The singular words are journal (newspaper) and local (local), so they become journaux and locaux in the plural.
If I only wanted to ask about one local newspaper, how would I say it?
You would say: Où est le journal local ? Notice how the verb changes to est (is), and the "-aux" endings revert back to their singular "-al" forms.
Are the "x"s at the end of journaux and locaux pronounced?
No, the "x" at the end of these plural words is completely silent. Both journaux and locaux end with a sound similar to the English letter "O".
Why does the adjective locaux come after the noun journaux?
In French, most adjectives are placed after the noun they describe. Only a specific group of short, common adjectives (usually describing Beauty, Age, Goodness, or Size) come before the noun. Since local doesn't fit into those special categories, it follows the noun as usual.

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