Can you pluralize fish

Learn good grammar without depending on tools like Grammarly with bite-sized posts on simple grammar rules like this one.

An individual fish is just that—a fish. One scaly animal swimming in the sea or river, or pond, or fishbowl. The plural form of the word fish is fish. Its plural form is the same as the singular—most of the time. I say most of the time because this rule sometimes broken and more regular plural forms are also used for some of these words. The plural of moose, for example, is moose. The plural of deer is deer. Want to learn more? Extra Examples Remove the skin and flake the cooked fish.

This fish tastes funny. Word Origin Old English fisc as a noun denoting any animal living exclusively in water , fiscian verb , of Germanic origin; related to Dutch vis , vissen and German Fisch , fischen. Idioms be like shooting fish in a barrel. Try it now ». After all, most communication takes place in reports, emails, and instant messages.

More eBooks ». Fishes This Grammar. Fishes — enjoy your reading! Rate this article: 4. Have a discussion about this article with the community: 1 Comment. Notify me of new comments via email.

George Ene. Can be used, but is it okay if "fish" is used to referr to species of fish, unlike the present simple verb which is "fishes" and that's the only correct way. Like Reply Report 1 year ago. Cancel Report. Vocabulary Quiz. Take the Quiz ». Name That Thing. Take our visual quiz. Test Your Knowledge ». Learn More ».

The Merriam-Webster Unabridged Dictionary. Online access to a legendary resource Log In or Sign Up ». Merriam-Webster's Visual Dictionaries.