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That is just one of several rules that apply to this particular word. There are many other words that qualify as adding 'es' to make plural.

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The suffix 'es' is added to the singular form of "potato" to create the plural form "potatoes" following the typical rules of English pluralization for words ending in "o." This helps to indicate that there is more than one potato.

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