-es

IPA(Pronunciation)

/əz/

Suffix

morpheme

that end in "(t)ch" (only when pronounced as [tʃ]) — impeach → impeaches (but psych → psychs) / that end in "(s)s" — miss → misses / that end in "x" — tax → taxes / that end in "(z)z" — fizz → fizzes

Japanese Meaning

「-es」は、単語の語尾が(t)ch（発音が[tʃ]の場合）、(s)s、x、(z)zで終わる場合に、通常の-s形ではなく用いられる接尾辞で、発音しやすくするための活用形です。

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Google Translation / DeepL Translation

発音が[tʃ]の(t)chで終わる動詞の三人称単数現在形を作るには、/ɪz/と発音される音節的な接尾辞を付けます（例えばimpeachはその三人称形になります）。一方でpsychのような動詞は単に-sを付けます。

Details

Sense（1）

that end in "(t)ch" (only when pronounced as [tʃ]) — impeach → impeaches (but psych → psychs)

Sense（2）

that end in "(s)s" — miss → misses

Sense（3）

that end in "x" — tax → taxes

Sense（4）

that end in "(z)z" — fizz → fizzes

Sense（5）

that end in "o" (in some cases) — go → goes (but piano → pianos)

Sense（6）

that end in "sh" — wish → wishes

Sense（7）

that end in "y" — cry → cries

Sense（8）

that end in "ce" — dance → dances

Sense（9）

that end in "(d)ge" — bridge → bridges, range → ranges

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