Meervoude(plurals)

Question 1

Vowels:

Answer 1

a, e, i, o, u

Question 2

Consonants

Answer 2

Every letter that isn’t a vowel

Question 3

1. Words with a short vowel (a word in which there is only one vowel) in the middle of the word and one consonant at the end: Double the last consonant and add an ‘e’
   Skop
   Bal
   Kruk
   Ongepluk

Answer 3

Skop- skope
Bal- balle
Kruk- krukke
Ongepluk- ongeplukke

Question 4

2. Words with repeated vowels (uu, aa) in the middle of the word and one consonant at the end: Drop one vowel and add an ‘e’ at the end.

Answer 4

Sambreel- sambrele
Aap- ape
Toespraak- toesprake
Spook- spoke

Question 5

3. Words ending in a double vowel like ‘oe, ei, ou’: Add an ‘e at the end. Use
   “deelteken for words ending in -ee and -ie.

Answer 5

Vrou- vroue
Drie- driee (deelteken on last e)
Teorie- teoriee ( deelteken on last e)
See- see (deelteken on last e)

Question 6

4. Words with a double vowel in the middle of the word: Add an ‘e” at the end.

Answer 6

Huis- huise
Muis- muise
Tuin- tuine
Dier- diere
Reus- reuse

Question 7

5. Words with a short vowel in the middle of the word and/or ending with ‘g’:
   Add ‘te’ at the end.
   Plig
   Vrug
   Nes
   Produk
   Toeris

Answer 7

Plig- pligte
Vrug- vrugte
Nes- neste
Produk- produkte
Toeris toeriste

Question 8

6. Words ending with ‘g’: Drop the ‘g’, one vowel (if there is a repeated vowel and add an ‘e’ at the end.

Answer 8

Maag- Mae
Vlag- vlae
Vraag- vrae
Oorlog- oorloe (deelteken on e)

Question 9

7. Words with a double vowel in the middle and ending in a ‘g: Drop the g, and add an ‘e
   Bioloog
   Reenboog

Answer 9

Reenboog- reenboe (deelteken on an e)
Bioloog- biologe

Question 10

8. Words with a short vowel in the middle, ending with an ‘f: Drop the ‘f and add a wwe’
   Grondstof

Answer 10

Grondstof- grondstowwe

Question 11

9. Words with a repeated/double vowel in the middle, ending with an ‘f’: drop one vowel if it is a repeated vowel, drop the f and add a -we’
   Druif
   Gerief
   Koolstoof
   Tarief

Answer 11

Druif- druiwe
Gerief- geriewe
Koolstoof- koolstowe
Tarief- tariewe

Question 12

10. Words ending in i, o, u, a: Add an -‘s at the end. Some words will just take an ‘s’.
    Eggo
    Skadu
    Du Preez
    Ma
    Pa
    Bikini

Answer 12

Eggo- eggo’s
Skadu- skadu’s
Du Preez- Du Preez’s
Ma- ma’s
Pa- pa’s
Bikini
Bikini- bikini’s

Question 13

11. Words with more than one syllable ending in -er, -el, -ng: Add an ‘s’ at the
    end.
    Piering
    Piesang
    Lepel

Answer 13

Piering- pierings
Piesang- piesangs
Lepel- lepels

Question 14

12. Words ending in 2 constants: Add an ‘e’ at the end.
    Vark
    Woord
    Dorp

Answer 14

Vark- varke
Woord- worde
Dorp- dorpe

Question 15

13. Words ending in -heid: Change the -heid’ to ‘-hede:
    Moelikheid
    Besigheid

Answer 15

Moelik- Moelikhede
Besig- Besighede

Question 16

14. However, there are many exceptions to the above rules. Learn these well:
    Gat-
    Hemp-
    Lewe-
    Periode-
    Ding-
    Tydskrif-

Answer 16

Gat- gate
Hemp- hemde
Lewe- lewens
Periode- Periodes
Ding- goed
Tydskrif- tydskrifte