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Most common plural endings for neuter: -er

Most common plural endings for feminine:- n, en

Most common plural endings for masculine: -e, en

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der Friseur - die Friseure

der Schmetterling - die Schmetterlinge

der Teppich - die Teppiche

der Käfig - die Käfige

der Student - die Studenten

der Doktor - die Doktoren

die Tasche - die Taschen

die Rose - die Rosen

die Bäckerei - die Bäckereien

die Krankheit - die Krankheiten

die Möglichkeit - die Möglichkeiten

die Freundschaft - die Freundschaften

das Kind - die Kinder

das Fahrrad - die Fahrräder

das Buch - die Büche

In German language, each time a noun is at its plural form we use DIE article

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It is a vowel, especially used in German, to indicate a different vowel quality.

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What is umlaut?

Are you an English speaker and you find yourself quite confused when faced with German plurals?

Don’t worry, life is easy when you learn the rules below ⬎

-e ending (89% masculine and 75% neuter nouns have this ending)

» masculine nouns with these endings -eur, -ier, -ig, -ich, -är, -ling

» masculine nouns sometimes get an umlaut:

der Kuss - die Küsse

der Koch - die Köche

der Platz - die Plätze

» many neuter nouns (don’t get umlaut) when adding -e

das Heft - die Hefte

» many feminine (25%) nouns with one syllable get umlaut

die Kraft - die Kräfte

die Hand - die Hände

- s (like in English, it applies to foreign words)

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

das Hobby - die Hobbys

das Auto - die Autos

die Kamera - die Kameras

-n (all feminine nouns ending in - e)

» It’s well known that almost 75% feminine nouns always get -n at plural:

die Lampe - die Lampen

» there are also a few masculine nouns: der Name (die Namen)

- en ( all feminine and masculine nouns with certain endings)

» feminine -ei, -heit, - keit, -schaft, -thek, -ung, - ät, - ik, -ur oder –ion

» masculine –ent, -ant, -krat, –ist, -or

» all neuter nouns ending with - um

das Album - die Alben

» a few neuter nouns:

das Verb - die Verben

das Bett - die Betten

- r/ er

» many neuter nouns:

das Bild - die Bilder

» very common with umlaut:

das Haus - die Häuser

» very rare for masculine nouns (sometimes with umlaut)

der Mann - die Männer

» never used for feminine nouns

NO endings

» masculine nouns -el, -er

der Computer - die Computer

» neuter nouns -chen, -lein, -en

das Mädchen - die Mädchen

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V. Let's practice! - Plural of the nouns

Mr. Puddle: Try to learn the few ones presented on the site. Then, do the exercices recommanded below. And for the final part, create a notebook and wrote down each time you see a new noun.

You will feel the patterns in no time!

Mr. Puddle: It’s not an easy task to learn all of these rules, but you should remember the endings for feminine -n, -en, for masculine -e, en and neuter -er, and all the other exceptions and not so common endings will come on the way, as you progress.

Mrs. Purrplexed:: Okay! I mean.. meow!

Mrs. Purrplexed: Mr. Puddle, but there are so many!

Mrs. Purrplexed: I’m pretty confused about so many plurals, endings, rules and exceptions...

IV. Purrrfection explained! - Plural of the nouns

» Try to learn all the main rules for specific endings. This will be an important tool as you encounter more nouns here on the site, but you may also:

» Memorizing all these rules may prove to be challenging and difficult for a beginner, so we recommend that you should create a special notebook where you write down each noun you learn with its plural (only for the ambitious ones!)

» Try our exercises available bellow at recommendations: