Number (Singular / Plural)

Question 1

What are 4 parts of speech that indicate number in English?

Answer 1

1. Nouns.
2. Verbs.
3. Pronouns.
4. Demonstrative Adjectives.

Question 2

What are 5 parts of speech that indicate number in German?

Answer 2

1. Nouns.
2. Verbs.
3. Pronouns.
4. All adjectives.
5. Articles.

Question 3

What are 3 ways to make nouns plural in English?

Answer 3

1. Add an -s or -es to the noun.
2. Change the spelling of the noun, e.g., man becomes men.
3. Collective nouns refer to a group of persons or things, but the noun is considered singular, e.g., team, family.

Question 4

What are 4 ways to make nouns plural in German?

Answer 4

1. Singular noun plus -n or -en. Nouns ending in -ung add -en to form their plural. Feminine nouns often use -n or -en to form their plural. Feminine nouns formed with suffixes -keit, -heit, -tat, and -shaft use -en to form their plurals.
2. Singular noun plus -e (and sometimes an umlaut is added to the noun). This often happens with masculine nouns.
3. Singular noun plus -er (and an umlaut is added when the stem vowel is a, o, u, or au). Nouns ending in -er do not change in the plural.
4. Singular noun plus no ending (and an umlaut is added when the stem vowel is a, o, u, or au).