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Plural _Essen_Familie_Sunnysclas83

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Plural _Essen_Familie_Sunnysclas83

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Plural / Mehrzal

let´s try to talk about more than one thing ;)

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German noun plurals is a tricky topic!

Would you believe it? — some of the BEST resources on German plurals that I found were written in 1914 and 1882 . 


The German in these books was in old script and everything! BUUUUUTTT


Turns out, there are lots of predictable patterns to German noun plurals (just like for German noun gender!). 

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Well....

Whenever we learn a language — whether our 1st or our 10th — we usually start by learning nouns so that we can label things: table, floor, glass, plate, man, child, dog, tree.


Of course, to get anywhere with a language, you can’t just talk about one table, floor, glass, plate, etc. We need to be able to talk about any number of men, children, trees, dogs and more! 

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Good cop / Bad Cop

  • Bad News: German noun plurals are a bit trickier than in English (rats!). 

  • Good News: In this guide, you’ll discover some shortcuts that make German noun plurals much more manageable!

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How Plural Nouns Work in German

  • This can be a matter of …

    spelling (i.e. which suffix the noun has) h

  • which syllable is emphasized/accented 

  • ow long the noun is (e.g. single syllable vs. multi-syllable)

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How Plural Nouns Work in German

  • most nouns ending in -el, -en, or -er don’t change in their plural forms

  • most nouns that have accented final syllables will be take an -e plural 

  • most single-syllable nouns will take an -e + umlaut plural

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6 major regular categories

  • no change

  •  add -e 

  • add -e + umlaut

  • add -s

  • add -er + umlaut

  • add -(e)n

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Plurals Guideline

80% masculine and 75% neuter nouns take the -e plural


90% feminine nouns take the -(e)n plural.


Know the noun’s gender and you’ll know the correct plural form ~80% of the time!

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-n

  • Nomen mit Endung –e und feminine Nomen mit Endung –el und -er

  • der Name - die Namen

  • der Hase - die Hasen

  • die Schwester - die Schwestern

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Multiple Choice

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Die Tomate

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die Tomates

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das Tomaten

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die Tomaten

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Multiple Choice

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Die Schlange

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die Schlangen

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das Schlangen

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die Schlange

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-s

  • masculine, feminine, and neuter nouns with the endings -a, -i, -o, -u, -y

  • das Auto - die Autos

  • das Hobby - die Hobbys


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Multiple Choice

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der Opa

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der Opas

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die Opas

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das Opas

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Multiple Choice

die Kamera

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die Kameran

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die Kameras

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die Kamerars

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no endining

  • masculine nouns with the endings -el, -en, -er

  • der Löffel - die Löffel

    neuter nouns with the endings -chen, -lein

  • das Mädchen - die Mädchen

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Multiple Choice

der Lehrer

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die Lehrers

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die Lehrern

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die Lehrer

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Multiple Choice

der Zettel

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die Zettel

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die Zettel

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das Zettel

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-e

  • Maskuline Nomen mit nur einer Silbe

  • der Baum - die Bäume


  • single-syllable feminine nouns

    die Hand - die Hände

  • die Maus - die Mäuse

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-er

  • many single-syllable neuter nouns

  • das Haus - die Häuser

  • To note: feminine nouns never form the plural with -r/-er.

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Fill in the Blank

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Fill in the Blank

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-en

  • Feminine nouns with just one syllabel

  • die Frau - die Frauen

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Fill in the Blank

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Multiple Choice

Was ist die Mehrzahl von Hand?

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Hands

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Handen

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Hände

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Händer

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Multiple Choice

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Was ist die Mehrzahl von Schwester?

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Schwesters

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Schwestere

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Schwestern

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Schwester

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Multiple Choice

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Was ist die Mehrzahl von Haus?

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Hauses

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Häuse

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Häuser

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Hausen

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Multiple Choice

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Was ist die Mehrzahl von Bruder?

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Bruders

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Brüdern

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Brudern

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Brüder

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Multiple Choice

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Was ist die Mehrzahl von Mädchen?

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Mädchens

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Mädchenen

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Mädchen

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Madchens

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Multiple Choice

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Was ist die Mehrzahl von Hund?

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Hunds

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Hunden

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Hunde

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Hünde

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Multiple Choice

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Was ist die Mehrzahl von Katze?

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Katzes

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Katzen

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Kätze

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Kätzen

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Multiple Choice

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Was ist die Mehrzahl von Auto?

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Autos

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Auton

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Äutos

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Auto

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