Hardware
硬件 yìng
jiàn is
a singular
noun noun 名
词 míng cí.
So, it must be
paired with a
singular verb 动
词 dòng
cí.
Singular nouns 名
词 míng cí are
often spelled without the letter 's'.
Singular nouns 名
词 míng cí are
paired with singular
verbs 动
词 dòng
cí.
Singular
verbs 动
词 dòng
cí are usually
spelled with the letter 's'.
Therefore, the
verb 动
词 dòng
cí verb
动词 dòng cí "
describe"
描述
is
spelled with
the letter 's'
-- that is,
"describes".
Example:
Hardware describe
s the
tangible parts of a computer.
If we want to refer to the plural form of
hardware, we can write:
1) There
are many
types of hardware.
2) These types of hardware
cost a
lot of money.
The words "are"
and "cost" are plural verbs 动
词 dòng
cí.