Countries' or countrys'

[cjhunter]

Hi all, in a plural sense, should it be countries' or countrys'? I am unsure if they even exist.

I know that in a company sense, that companys' doesn't exst and instead it becomes companies' - for some reason?!

Thanks for your help.

Regards,
CJ

[Harry Smith]

Hi all, in a plural sense, should it be countries' or countrys'? I am unsure if they even exist.

I know that in a company sense, that companys' doesn't exst and instead it becomes companies' - for some reason?!

Thanks for your help.

Regards,
CJ

Country - countries

[cjhunter]

Yes i understand that bit; however, when you are saying it in a possessive and plural sense e.g. I like different countries' (or countrys') cultures, which one do you use?

Sorry i should have communicated my question better.

CJ.

[Anglika]

If it is more than one country, it must be "countries" - this is the plural form. There is no such word as "countrys".

[Teia]

Hi all, in a plural sense, should it be countries' or countrys'? I am unsure if they even exist.

I know that in a company sense, that companys' doesn't exst and instead it becomes companies' - for some reason?!

Thanks for your help.

Regards,
CJ

Hi

Nouns whose forms in the singular end in "y" preceded by a consonant , change "y" into -"ies" in the plural :

country - countries
family - families

There are nouns that end in "y" preceded by a vowel .In that case, "y" does not change when turning the noun into plural :
toy - toys
boy - boys

Regards

[Harry Smith]

Yes i understand that bit; however, when you are saying it in a possessive and plural sense e.g. I like different countries' (or countrys') cultures, which one do you use?

Sorry i should have communicated my question better.

CJ.

I like cultures of different countries. Otherwise you can say "different countries' cultures".