Meervoude - Plurals Flashcards
When there is a single vowel and a single consonant, what is the general rule?
Double the consonant and add an e
What must you do when changing to a plural and it has a twin vowel and ends on one consonant?
Drop one vowel
Add an e
What must you do when changing to a plural and it has two vowels and ends on a consonant?
Add an e
What must you do when changing to a plural and the word ends on two consonants?
Add an e
What must you do when changing to a plural and it ends in ig?
Add te
What must you do when changing to a plural and it has oo and ends in g?
Drop on o
Add ë
What must you do when changing to a plural and it has o and ends in g?
Drop the g
Add ë
What must you do when changing to a plural and it has aa and ends in g?
Drop one a
Add e
What must you do when changing to a plural and it has a and ends in g?
Drop the g
Add the e
What must you do when changing to a plural and it ends in ee?
Drop one e
Add ë
What must you do when changing to a plural and it has a double vowel and ends in g?
Drop the g
Add ë
What must you do when changing to a plural and it ends in ie but isn’t a diminutive?
Add ë
What must you do when changing to a plural and it has a short vowel and ends in f?
Drop the f
Add wwe
What must you do when changing to a plural and it has twin vowels and ends in f?
Drop one vowel
Drop the f
Add we
What must you do when changing to a plural and it has double vowels and ends in f?
Drop the f
Add we
What must you do when changing to a plural and it ends in heid?
Change the heid to hede
What must you do when changing to a plural and it is one syllable but ends in ng?
Add e
What must you do when changing to a plural and has two syllables and ends in ng?
Add an s
What must you do when changing to a plural and it has more than one syllable and ends in r?
Add s
What must you do when changing to a plural and it ends on e,i,o or u?
Add ‘s
What must you do when changing to a plural and it ends on an emphasised a?
Add ‘s
What must you do when changing to a plural and it ends on an unemphasised a?
Add s
Which words get ers when changing to a plural?
Kind kinders
Kalf kalwers
Lam lammers
Which words get ens when changing to a plural?
Bad baddens Bed beddens Gevoel gevoelens Hawe hawens Lewe lewens Nooi nooiens Vrou vrouens Wa waens
Which words get te?
Bees Fees Graf Kas Lys Nes Pianis Prefek Produk Toeris Tydskrif Violis Voorskrif
What are some exceptions?
Blad blaaie Brug brûe Buurman bure Gat gate Glas glase Hemp hemde Lid lede Nag nagte Pad paaie Rug rûe Skip skepe Speelding speelgoed Spel spele Stad stede Tyd tye
