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FrenchInflector
in package
implements InflectorInterface

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French inflector.

This class does only inflect nouns; not adjectives nor composed words like "soixante-dix".

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Interfaces

InflectorInterface

Constants

PLURALIZE_REGEXP  = [ // First entry: regexp // Second entry: replacement // Words finishing with "s", "x" or "z" are invariables // Les mots finissant par "s", "x" ou "z" sont invariables ['/(s|x|z)$/i', '\1'], // Words finishing with "eau" are pluralized with a "x" // Les mots finissant par "eau" prennent tous un "x" au pluriel ['/(eau)$/i', '\1x'], // Words finishing with "au" are pluralized with a "x" excepted "landau" // Les mots finissant par "au" prennent un "x" au pluriel sauf "landau" ['/^(landau)$/i', '\1s'], ['/(au)$/i', '\1x'], // Words finishing with "eu" are pluralized with a "x" excepted "pneu", "bleu", "émeu" // Les mots finissant en "eu" prennent un "x" au pluriel sauf "pneu", "bleu", "émeu" ['/^(pneu|bleu|émeu)$/i', '\1s'], ['/(eu)$/i', '\1x'], // Words finishing with "al" are pluralized with a "aux" excepted // Les mots finissant en "al" se terminent en "aux" sauf ['/^(bal|carnaval|caracal|chacal|choral|corral|étal|festival|récital|val)$/i', '\1s'], ['/al$/i', '\1aux'], // Aspirail, bail, corail, émail, fermail, soupirail, travail, vantail et vitrail font leur pluriel en -aux ['/^(aspir|b|cor|ém|ferm|soupir|trav|vant|vitr)ail$/i', '\1aux'], // Bijou, caillou, chou, genou, hibou, joujou et pou qui prennent un x au pluriel ['/^(bij|caill|ch|gen|hib|jouj|p)ou$/i', '\1oux'], // Invariable words ['/^(cinquante|soixante|mille)$/i', '\1'], // French titles ['/^(mon|ma)(sieur|dame|demoiselle|seigneur)$/', 'mes\2s'], ['/^(Mon|Ma)(sieur|dame|demoiselle|seigneur)$/', 'Mes\2s'], ]
A list of all rules for pluralise.
SINGULARIZE_REGEXP  = [ // First entry: regexp // Second entry: replacement // Aspirail, bail, corail, émail, fermail, soupirail, travail, vantail et vitrail font leur pluriel en -aux ['/((aspir|b|cor|ém|ferm|soupir|trav|vant|vitr))aux$/i', '\1ail'], // Words finishing with "eau" are pluralized with a "x" // Les mots finissant par "eau" prennent tous un "x" au pluriel ['/(eau)x$/i', '\1'], // Words finishing with "al" are pluralized with a "aux" expected // Les mots finissant en "al" se terminent en "aux" sauf ['/(amir|anim|arsen|boc|can|capit|capor|chev|crist|génér|hopit|hôpit|idé|journ|littor|loc|m|mét|minér|princip|radic|termin)aux$/i', '\1al'], // Words finishing with "au" are pluralized with a "x" excepted "landau" // Les mots finissant par "au" prennent un "x" au pluriel sauf "landau" ['/(au)x$/i', '\1'], // Words finishing with "eu" are pluralized with a "x" excepted "pneu", "bleu", "émeu" // Les mots finissant en "eu" prennent un "x" au pluriel sauf "pneu", "bleu", "émeu" ['/(eu)x$/i', '\1'], // Words finishing with "ou" are pluralized with a "s" excepted bijou, caillou, chou, genou, hibou, joujou, pou // Les mots finissant par "ou" prennent un "s" sauf bijou, caillou, chou, genou, hibou, joujou, pou ['/(bij|caill|ch|gen|hib|jouj|p)oux$/i', '\1ou'], // French titles ['/^mes(dame|demoiselle)s$/', 'ma\1'], ['/^Mes(dame|demoiselle)s$/', 'Ma\1'], ['/^mes(sieur|seigneur)s$/', 'mon\1'], ['/^Mes(sieur|seigneur)s$/', 'Mon\1'], // Default rule ['/s$/i', ''], ]
A list of all rules for singularize.
UNINFLECTED  = '/^(abcès|accès|abus|albatros|anchois|anglais|autobus|bois|brebis|carquois|cas|chas|colis|concours|corps|cours|cyprès|décès|devis|discours|dos|embarras|engrais|entrelacs|excès|fils|fois|gâchis|gars|glas|héros|intrus|jars|jus|kermès|lacis|legs|lilas|marais|mars|matelas|mépris|mets|mois|mors|obus|os|palais|paradis|parcours|pardessus|pays|plusieurs|poids|pois|pouls|printemps|processus|progrès|puits|pus|rabais|radis|recors|recours|refus|relais|remords|remous|rictus|rhinocéros|repas|rubis|sans|sas|secours|sens|souris|succès|talus|tapis|tas|taudis|temps|tiers|univers|velours|verglas|vernis|virus)$/i'
A list of words which should not be inflected.

Methods

pluralize()  : array<string|int, string>
Returns the plural forms of a string.
singularize()  : array<string|int, string>
Returns the singular forms of a string.
isInflectedWord()  : bool

Constants

PLURALIZE_REGEXP

A list of all rules for pluralise.

private mixed PLURALIZE_REGEXP = [ // First entry: regexp // Second entry: replacement // Words finishing with "s", "x" or "z" are invariables // Les mots finissant par "s", "x" ou "z" sont invariables ['/(s|x|z)$/i', '\1'], // Words finishing with "eau" are pluralized with a "x" // Les mots finissant par "eau" prennent tous un "x" au pluriel ['/(eau)$/i', '\1x'], // Words finishing with "au" are pluralized with a "x" excepted "landau" // Les mots finissant par "au" prennent un "x" au pluriel sauf "landau" ['/^(landau)$/i', '\1s'], ['/(au)$/i', '\1x'], // Words finishing with "eu" are pluralized with a "x" excepted "pneu", "bleu", "émeu" // Les mots finissant en "eu" prennent un "x" au pluriel sauf "pneu", "bleu", "émeu" ['/^(pneu|bleu|émeu)$/i', '\1s'], ['/(eu)$/i', '\1x'], // Words finishing with "al" are pluralized with a "aux" excepted // Les mots finissant en "al" se terminent en "aux" sauf ['/^(bal|carnaval|caracal|chacal|choral|corral|étal|festival|récital|val)$/i', '\1s'], ['/al$/i', '\1aux'], // Aspirail, bail, corail, émail, fermail, soupirail, travail, vantail et vitrail font leur pluriel en -aux ['/^(aspir|b|cor|ém|ferm|soupir|trav|vant|vitr)ail$/i', '\1aux'], // Bijou, caillou, chou, genou, hibou, joujou et pou qui prennent un x au pluriel ['/^(bij|caill|ch|gen|hib|jouj|p)ou$/i', '\1oux'], // Invariable words ['/^(cinquante|soixante|mille)$/i', '\1'], // French titles ['/^(mon|ma)(sieur|dame|demoiselle|seigneur)$/', 'mes\2s'], ['/^(Mon|Ma)(sieur|dame|demoiselle|seigneur)$/', 'Mes\2s'], ]
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see
https://la-conjugaison.nouvelobs.com/regles/grammaire/le-pluriel-des-noms-121.php

SINGULARIZE_REGEXP

A list of all rules for singularize.

private mixed SINGULARIZE_REGEXP = [ // First entry: regexp // Second entry: replacement // Aspirail, bail, corail, émail, fermail, soupirail, travail, vantail et vitrail font leur pluriel en -aux ['/((aspir|b|cor|ém|ferm|soupir|trav|vant|vitr))aux$/i', '\1ail'], // Words finishing with "eau" are pluralized with a "x" // Les mots finissant par "eau" prennent tous un "x" au pluriel ['/(eau)x$/i', '\1'], // Words finishing with "al" are pluralized with a "aux" expected // Les mots finissant en "al" se terminent en "aux" sauf ['/(amir|anim|arsen|boc|can|capit|capor|chev|crist|génér|hopit|hôpit|idé|journ|littor|loc|m|mét|minér|princip|radic|termin)aux$/i', '\1al'], // Words finishing with "au" are pluralized with a "x" excepted "landau" // Les mots finissant par "au" prennent un "x" au pluriel sauf "landau" ['/(au)x$/i', '\1'], // Words finishing with "eu" are pluralized with a "x" excepted "pneu", "bleu", "émeu" // Les mots finissant en "eu" prennent un "x" au pluriel sauf "pneu", "bleu", "émeu" ['/(eu)x$/i', '\1'], // Words finishing with "ou" are pluralized with a "s" excepted bijou, caillou, chou, genou, hibou, joujou, pou // Les mots finissant par "ou" prennent un "s" sauf bijou, caillou, chou, genou, hibou, joujou, pou ['/(bij|caill|ch|gen|hib|jouj|p)oux$/i', '\1ou'], // French titles ['/^mes(dame|demoiselle)s$/', 'ma\1'], ['/^Mes(dame|demoiselle)s$/', 'Ma\1'], ['/^mes(sieur|seigneur)s$/', 'mon\1'], ['/^Mes(sieur|seigneur)s$/', 'Mon\1'], // Default rule ['/s$/i', ''], ]

UNINFLECTED

A list of words which should not be inflected.

private mixed UNINFLECTED = '/^(abcès|accès|abus|albatros|anchois|anglais|autobus|bois|brebis|carquois|cas|chas|colis|concours|corps|cours|cyprès|décès|devis|discours|dos|embarras|engrais|entrelacs|excès|fils|fois|gâchis|gars|glas|héros|intrus|jars|jus|kermès|lacis|legs|lilas|marais|mars|matelas|mépris|mets|mois|mors|obus|os|palais|paradis|parcours|pardessus|pays|plusieurs|poids|pois|pouls|printemps|processus|progrès|puits|pus|rabais|radis|recors|recours|refus|relais|remords|remous|rictus|rhinocéros|repas|rubis|sans|sas|secours|sens|souris|succès|talus|tapis|tas|taudis|temps|tiers|univers|velours|verglas|vernis|virus)$/i'

This list is only used by singularize.

Methods

pluralize()

Returns the plural forms of a string.

public pluralize(string $singular) : array<string|int, string>

If the method can't determine the form with certainty, several possible plurals are returned.

Parameters
$singular : string
Return values
array<string|int, string>

singularize()

Returns the singular forms of a string.

public singularize(string $plural) : array<string|int, string>

If the method can't determine the form with certainty, several possible singulars are returned.

Parameters
$plural : string
Return values
array<string|int, string>

isInflectedWord()

private isInflectedWord(string $word) : bool
Parameters
$word : string
Return values
bool 

        

        
    




    

    

                                

                

                                
    

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