Post on 22-Dec-2015
Plurals
Patterns for Plural Nouns
N ends in n
E ends in e
R ends in r
Ø no ending
S ends in s
NERØS ends in n
-n der Junge die Jungen
-en die Frau die Frauen
-nen die Freundin die Freundinnen
NERØS ends in e
-e der Freund die Freunde
-äe der Stuhl die Stühle
NERØS ends in r
-er das Kind die Kinder
-äer der Mann die Männer
NERØS no ending
- das Fenster die Fenster
-ä die Mutter die Mütter
NERØS ends in s
-s der Park die Parks
das Baby die Babys
Patterns for Plurals
Most masculine and neuter nouns form the plural by adding –e or –er. Plural with the –er ending always add an Umlaut when the vowel in the singular form is a, o, or u.
der Tag die Tage
das Buch die Bücher
Patterns for Plurals
If the singular form of a noun ends in –el, -en, or –er, there is no additional plural ending, but an Umlaut is added to the stem vowel a, o, or u.
der Apfel die Äpfel
der Vater die Väter
Patterns for Plurals
For feminine nouns ending with –in, add –nen to form the plural.
die Freundin die Freudinnen
die Studentin die Studentinnen
Patterns for Plurals
For other feminine nouns, add –n if the singular form end in –e, –el, or –er. Add –en if it does not. Note that feminine nouns with regular plural endings never add an Umlaut.
die Blume die Blumen
die Frau die Frauen
Patterns for Plurals
The –s ending is added to most words borrowed from other languages and to nouns ending with vowels other than e.
die DVD die DVDs
das Auto die Autos