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Generally, most nouns in English are regular and you simply add -s to the word.

car → cars
laptop → laptops
bottle → bottles
wall → walls

If the word ends in a s-type sound (s/sh/z/ch, etc), you add -es to the word.
catch → catches
kiss → kisses
buzz → buzzes
watch → watches

Most words ending in -y remove the 'y' and add -ies in the plural.
cherry → cherries
lady → ladies
curry → curries

Most words ending in -o add -es in the plural.


potatos → potatoes
hero → heroes

There are also many irregular plurals which you will need to learn and remember:
child → children
woman → women
wife → wives
sheep → sheep
foot → feet
tooth → teeth
person → people

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