Слово fruit в английском языке может быть как исчисляемым, так и неисчисляемым. Поэтому множественное число слова fruit может быть fruit и fruits.
Когда мы говорим о фруктах в общем, без уточнения, мы используем слово fruit, например:
Would you like some fruit?
Fruit is good for your health.
Если мы говорим о различных видах фруктов, то мы используем слово fruits. например:
Mary likes citrus fruits.
My favorite fruits are bananas, apples and peaches.
Список фруктов на английском языке:
apple – яблоко
apricot – абрикос
avocado -авокадо
banana – банан
blackberry – ежевика
blackcurrant – черная смородина
blueberry – черника
boysenberry – бойзенова ягода
cherry – вишня
coconut – кокос
fig – инжир
grape – виноград
grapefruit – грейпфрут
kiwifruit – киви
lemon – лимон
lime – лайм
lychee – личи
mandarin / tangerine – мандарин
mango – манго
melon – дыня
nectarine – нектарин
orange – апельсин
papaya – папайя
passion fruit – маракуйя
peach – персик
pear – груша
pineapple – ананас
plum – слива
pomegranate – гранат
quince – айва
raspberry – малина
strawberry – клубника
watermelon – арбуз
Выражение the fruit (fruits) of something означает результат, полученный от чего-либо, например, от упорного труда:
This award is the fruit of your hard work!
The book is the fruit of 10 years’ research.
Now you can enjoy the fruits of your labours.
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Do we say “fruit” or “fruits”? What is the difference? Find out the answers in our article, devoted to English grammar rules.
The word “fruit” is a noun. It is an exception to the “fruit” OR “fruits”.
When we think of fruit as a group collectively (non-specific), then we tend to use the word “fruit” (without S).
You should eat five servings of fruit and vegetables every day.
Fruit is good for your health.
Would you like some fruit?
There isn’t much fresh fruit available in winter.
If you want to emphasize different kinds of fruit, then you can use “fruits”.
My three favorite fruits are bananas, melons and pineapples.
The supermarket has a wide selection of exotic fruits such as papayas and mangos.
The juice is made from a variety of fresh fruits.
I love oranges and other citrus fruits.
If you are unsure which one to use, stick to a singular option — fruit.
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Fruit is usually used as an uncountable noun which means that the plural of fruit is also fruit. We use “fruits” as the plural when we want to emphasize that we are talking about different types of fruit.
There is a lot of fruit on the table.
We have an assortment of fruits for the staff.
Is fruit countable or uncountable?
“Fruit” is usually used as an uncountable noun. The plural of an uncountable noun is usually the same as the singular.
Countable nouns are nouns that you can count easily. Some examples include pens, cars, and houses. For countable nouns, we add an “s” to make them plural.
I have one bike.
I have two bikes.
Uncountable nouns are nouns that are usually difficult to count or you don’t count them with numbers 1,2,3,4 etc.
I need a great deal of fruit for the party.
When to use Fruits
Even though we often use “fruit” as the plural form of “fruit” we also use “fruits” sometimes. We use “fruit” when want to show that there are different types of fruit.
There are 6 fruits to choose from.
There are so many fruits in the world.
In these examples, “kinds of” or “types of” are implied.
There are 6 kinds of fruit to choose from.
There are so many types of fruits in the world.
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Fruit or Fruits?
Grammatically, do you say Fruit or Fruits?
The word Fruit is a noun. The word is an exception where the noun is both countable and uncountable. So the plural of Fruit can be either Fruit OR Fruits.
When we think of Fruit as a group collectively and in a non-specific way, then we tend to use the word Fruit (without S).
You should eat five servings of fruit and vegetables every day.
Fruit is good for your health.
Would you like some fruit?
There isn’t much fresh fruit available in winter.
If you are emphasising the different kinds of fruit, then you can use fruits.
My three favorite fruits are bananas, melons and strawberries.
The supermarket has a wide selection of exotic fruits such as Papaya and Mango.
The juice is made from a variety of fresh fruits.
I love oranges and other citrus fruits.
If you are not sure which to use, the safest thing is to just use Fruit all the time.
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Citrus fruits are rich in vitamin C. 
Цитрусовые фрукты богаты витамином C.
The store has fruits of every kind imaginable.
В этом магазине есть любые фрукты, какие только можно вообразить.
Fruits and vegetables have important nutrients.
Во фруктах и овощах содержатся важные питательные вещества.
The market is a cornucopia of fruits and vegetables.
Рынок изобилует фруктами и овощами.
The doctor said I should eat more fruits and vegetables.
Доктор сказал, что я должна есть побольше фруктов и овощей.
Ask your local grocer if he sells organic fruits and vegetables.
Спросите своего бакалейщика, продаёт ли он экологически чистые фрукты и овощи.
They peddled fruits and vegetables out of their truck on the side of the road.
Они торгуют фруктами и овощами на обочине дороги из своего грузовика.
The amount of fruit in fruit juices must be 6% in the case of berries and 10% in the case of other fruits.
Содержание фруктов во фруктовых соках должно быть 6% в случае ягод и 10% в случае других фруктов.
Примеры, ожидающие перевода
These dried fruits are sulphured 
“Look” in “you look happy” and “are” in “my favorite fruits are apples and oranges” are linking verbs.
I’m looking forward to retirement and having time to enjoy the fruits of my labour (=the results of my hard work).
Для того чтобы добавить вариант перевода, кликните по иконке ☰, напротив примера.
Возможные однокоренные слова
fruit — фрукты, фрукт, плод, плоды, фруктовый, плодоносить
fruiter — плодовое дерево, садовод, судно, груженное фруктами
fruitful — плодотворный, плодовитый, плодородный, плодоносный, выгодный
fruition — осуществление, наслаждение, пользование благами
fruitless — бесплодный, бесполезный
fruity — фруктовый, сочный, смачный, звучный, сладкоголосый, непристойный
fruiting — плодоношение
fruited — с плодами, увешанный плодами, фруктовый