Why is heroes singular Les heroes vont why is it va

Angela N.A2Kwiziq community member

Why is heroes singular Les heroes vont why is it va

Asked 10 months ago
CécileKwiziq Native French TeacherCorrect answer

Hi Angela,

I have found the kwiz question - 

le héros ___ dans la maison hantée 

so 'va' is correct because as Maarten correctly states, the word 'héros' has an -s in the singular form.

So the important word was 'le' and not 'les' in this particular case.

But good question!

 

Maarten K.C1 Kwiziq Q&A super contributor

Angela, 

I can’t see the example you are referencing but the correct expressions would be either ‘ le héros va … ‘ or ‘ les héros vont ..  ‘.

The masculine noun ‘ héros ‘ has an ‘h aspiré’, and ends in terminal ‘ s ‘ in singular and plural form. 

The feminine forms are ‘ l’héroïne va… ‘ or ‘ les héroïnes vont ..‘,  as ‘ héroïne ‘ starts with an h muët, and does not have a terminal  ‘ s ‘ in singular form.  

If you think there is a mistake somewhere, best to report directly from the test, or separately to support.

 https://www.larousse.fr/dictionnaires/francais/h%C3%A9ros/39721

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Why is heroes singular Les heroes vont why is it va

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