Formation of Plural Nouns Flashcards

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Plural Nouns in German:

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Plural nouns in German are unpredictable, so it’s best to memorize the plural form with the singular.

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Feminine

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Femininenouns usually add-nor-en. Nouns that end in-in(such as the female equivalents of masculine nouns) add-nen.

eine Lampe
zwei Lampen
eine Tür
zwei Türen
eine Studentin
zwei Studentinnen
eine Gabel
zwei Gabeln
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Masculine/Neuter

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Masculineandneuternouns usually add-eor-er. Many masculine plural nouns ending in-eadd an umlaut as well, but neuter plural nouns ending in-edon’t. Plurals that end in-eradd an umlaut when the stem vowel isa, o , uorau.

Masculine

ein Rock
zwei Röcke
ein Mann
zwei Männer

Neuter

ein Heft
zwei Hefte
ein Buch
zwei Bücher

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Masculine/Neuter

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Masculineandneutersingular nouns that end in-ereither add an umlaut or change nothing at all. Many nouns with a stem vowel ofa, o, uorauadd an umlaut.Masculineandneutersingular nouns that end in-elalso add nothing at all (with three exceptions: Pantoffel, Stachel, Muskel).

Masculine

ein Bruder
zwei Brüder
ein Kegel
zwei Kegel

Neuter

ein Fenster
zwei Fenster
ein Mittel
zwei Mittel

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Other

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Nouns that end in a vowel other than an unstressed -e and nouns of foreign origin add-s.

ein Hobby
zwei Hobbys
ein Hotel
zwei Hotels

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