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die Plurale In English, the formation of the plural is relatively simple. Either you add and s or an es. In German, the rules for plural formation are more complex. As you know, all nouns in German have a definite article that is either der, die or das. When nouns become plural in German, the article is always die. The following tips will help you to be a good guesser of the plural forms of German nouns. While some rules are always true, others are not and there may be some exceptions.

Die Plurale In English, the formation of the plural is relatively simple. Either you add and s or an es. In German, the rules for plural formation are

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die Plurale

In English, the formation of the plural is relatively simple. Either you add and s or an es.In German, the rules for plural formation are more complex. As you know, all nouns in German have a definite article that is either der, die or das. When nouns become plural in German, the article is always die.The following tips will help you to be a good guesser of the plural forms of German nouns. While some rules are always true, others are not and there may be some exceptions.

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Der Words (Masculine Nouns)

1. Most masculine nouns want to add an e at the end to make it plural.

der Bleistift – die Bleistifte

der Tisch – die Tische

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Der Words (Masculine Nouns)

2. If a masculine noun is one syllable long and has an a, o, or u, then it takes umlauts over the vowel and adds an e.

der Hund – die Hünde

der Traum – die Träume

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Der Words (Masculine Nouns)3. If a masculine noun ends in er, el or en, then there is often no change but they may add an umlaut.

der Gürtel – die Gürtel

der Vater – die Väter

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Die Words (Feminine Nouns)1. Most feminine nouns want to end in en. If they already have an e on the end of them, then all you need to do is add an n.

die Schule – die Schulen

die Karte – die Karten

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Die Words (Feminine Nouns)2. If a feminine noun ends in in, then you must add an nen.

die Lehrerin – die Lehrerinnen

die Sekretärin – die Sekretärinnen

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Die Words (Feminine Nouns)3. If a feminine noun ends in er or el, then just add an n.

die Gabel – die Gabeln

die Kartoffel – die Kartoffeln

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Das Words (Neuter Nouns)1. Most neuter nouns want to end in e.

das Geschenk – die Geschenke

das Seil – die Seile

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Das Words (Neuter Nouns)2. If a neuter noun ends in el, er or en, then there is often no change.

das Fenster – die Fenster

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Das Words (Neuter Nouns)3. If a neuter noun sounds like an english word, then it normally takes an s.

das Auto – die Autos

das Hotel – die Hotels

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Das Words (Neuter Nouns)4. If a neuter noun ends in chen then there is no change.

das Mädchen – die Mädchen

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die Ferse

die Fersen

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der Abend

die Abende

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die Nase

die Nasen

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der Grund

die Gründe

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der Wein

die Weine

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der Freund

die Freunde

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der Arzt

die Ärzte

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1) Der Platz 2) das Hotel

3) Das Geschenk 4) die Hoffnung

5) Die Professorin 6) die Kirche

7) Die Bluse 8) der Tisch

9) Die Klasse 10) der Satz

11) die Mutter 12) der Vater

13) Das Papier 14) der Hund

15) Der Teller 16) der Freund

die Plätze die Hotels

die Geschenke die Hoffnungen

die Professorinnen die Kirchen

die Blusen die Tische

die Klassen die Sätze

die Mütter die Väter

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die Papiere die Hunde

die Teller die Freunde

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17) die Freundin 18) der Zug

19) das Gleis 20) die Schwester

21) der Pullover 22) der Fluss

23) der Fuß 24) die Gitarre

25) die Karte 26) der Stern

27) das Radio 28) das Hundchen

29) die Gabel 30) der Bruder

31) die Pause 32) der Hut

die Freundinnen die Züge

die Gleise die Schwestern

die Pullover die Flüsse

die Füße die Gitarren

die Karten die Sterne

die Radios die Hundchen

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die Gabeln die Brüder

die Pausen die Hüte

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33) das Seil 34) die Kartoffel

35) der Bus 36) das Bett

37) die Kartoffel 38) die Frau

39) das Auto 40) das Mädchen

41) die Summe 42) die Biene

43) das Tier 44) der Mund

45) das Team 46) die Gruppe

47) der Tisch 48) die Zeit

49) die Lunge 50) der Kopf

die Seile die Kartoffeln

die Busse die Betten

die Kartoffeln die Frauen

die Autos die Mädchen

die Summen die Bienen

die Tiere die Münder

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die Teams die Gruppen

die Tische die Zeiten

die Lungen die Köpfe