les nouvelles sont bonnes, do have I to translate it into "news are or is good" and why? thanks
2007-06-10 01:59:01 · 13 answers · asked by faust64 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
sooty cat refrain from answering 'cos you did not understand what I meant, so what are you doing on it if your purpose is laughing at something you re not able to comprehend...?
2007-06-10 02:09:45 · update #1
news is... news is an uncountable noun, unlike in French. You cannot have one 'new' and two 'news', you simply have 'news'. If you want to make it countable you have to add the word 'item':
'one news item' or 'one item of news'
'two news items' or 'two items of news'
2007-06-10 02:12:09 · answer #1 · answered by psymon 7 · 4⤊ 0⤋
News as a noun is singular, the fact that the word ends in an s is irrelevant, therefore news is good. Although sometimes it's bad.
2007-06-10 03:20:54 · answer #2 · answered by J S 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
e it does not have any singularity or plurality in form. News is news and there's no other way you can change it unlike dog to dogs. Hope it helps even a bit.
2014-12-31 07:16:32 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
In the US, "News" is usually considered to be the singular and plural. Usually, one says "news is good".
If you said that "news are good", then you're left with the awkward position of defining what a singular "new" is.
2007-06-10 02:08:42 · answer #4 · answered by mikeburns55 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In English, 'news' is a mass noun (or non-countable noun) like bread or music. You can't say 'a news' like you can't say 'a bread'. In this respect it differs from the French nouvelles.
2007-06-10 02:18:42 · answer #5 · answered by Druidus 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's "News is good" because it does not have any singularity or plurality in form. News is news and there's no other way you can change it unlike dog to dogs. Hope it helps even a bit.
2007-06-10 02:03:38 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
news are not is 25 years as an english techer
2015-04-03 07:05:11 · answer #7 · answered by Munira 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The news is good.There is some bad news.These items of news are good/bad.
Any help?
2007-06-10 02:05:51 · answer #8 · answered by HELEN LOOKING4 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The word "News" is considered singular, hence news is.
2007-06-10 04:57:15 · answer #9 · answered by Earthling 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
News is good.
Because it just makes no sence as news are good. It would have to be news' are good. Which still makes little sence.
2007-06-10 02:03:47 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋