Some nouns have only a singular form. They are referred to as noncount nouns:
Nouns used in general to indicate a whole group of similar items:
équipement (equipment), courier (mail), argent (money), etc.
Nouns of materials:
le café (coffee), la glace (ice), l'or (gold), le papier (paper), du bois (wood), l'air (air), l'oxygène (oxygen), etc.
Nature:
le temps (weather), le brouillard (fog), le feu (fire), etc.
See also the use of Partitive Articles with nouns of materials and nature.
Abstract nouns:
la beauté (beauty), la confiance (confidence), la santé (health), l'odorat (the sense of smell), le goût (taste), etc.
Sports, games, and activities:
le tennis (tennis), la course (race), le football (soccer), la pêche (fishing), etc.
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