In French, plural mark starts from 2. Before that, it is the singular form.
- une pomme
- deux pommes
But, what's happening for numbers between one and two ? That's very easy, in French, plural is from 2 so before it is always the singular.
- 1 kilomètre
- 1,5 kilomètre
- 1,99 kilomètre
- 2 kilomètres
In other languages like English or Spanish, plural is starting directly after 1. So in English, it is "1.5 miles". Here is a table to show thoses differences.
| Number | French | English | Spanish |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Singular | Singular | Singular |
| 1.5 | Singular | Plural | Plural |
| 2 | Plural | Plural | Plural |
- In French, plural starts from 2.
- Associated nouns with numbers between 1 and 2 (eg: 1.99) are singular.