singular number

常见例句

Words importing the singular number shall include the plural number and vice versa, and words importing the masculine , feminine or neuter gender shall include the others of them.
释义（2.2）词语为单数者包括复数，反之亦然；又词语为男性、女性或中性者均包括其他性别。
Unless the context otherwise requires, words denoting the singular number only shall include the plural and vice versa and references to a gender shall include the other two genders.
除非本协议另有规定，本协议中使用的仅表示单数形式的用语也应包括其复数形式，反之亦然，同时，对某一性别的说明也是对其它两个性别的说明。
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The focus are: (1) a relationship between the singular number and plural number form of dialect pronoun;
研究主要集中在以下几个方面：一、关于方言代词单、复数及其形式关系的探讨；

The number of the subject (whether it's singular or plural) determines the number of the verb.
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