![]() Then, of course, we have some plurals that are actually quite different, such as child → children, goose → geese, mouse → mice, tooth → teeth, person → people. Some (but not all - just to keep us on our toes) ‘f’s also change to ‘v’s: wife → wives, wolf → wolves. Sometimes we have to change letters, such as ‘y’ to ‘i’ as in baby → babies before adding on the -(e)s plural. Most English noun plurals are formed just by adding an -(e)s: table → tables, glass → glasses. Good News: In this guide, you’ll discover some shortcuts that make German noun plurals much more manageable! How Plural Nouns Work in English We need to be able to talk about any number of men, children, trees, dogs and more!Ī plural noun is what we use to talk about 2 or more people, places, things, concepts, etc.īad News: German noun plurals are a bit trickier than in English (rats!). Of course, to get anywhere with a language, you can’t just talk about one table, floor, glass, plate, etc. ![]() ![]() Whenever we learn a language - whether our 1st or our 10th - we usually start by learning nouns so that we can label things: table, floor, glass, plate, man, child, dog, tree. In this guide, we will talk about the categories of German noun plurals, tips & tricks for how to best learn (or guess) the correct plurals, and various key exceptions.Īre you ready to accurately predict a German noun’s plural nearly all the time? Let’s do it! What You Need To Know Turns out, there are lots of predictable patterns to German noun plurals (just like for German noun gender!). □ The German in these books was in old script and everything! ![]() To write this guide for you, I ended up nerding out on a major German noun plurals rabbit hole.Īnd - would you believe it? - some of the BEST resources on German plurals that I found were written in 19. German noun plurals is a tricky topic! Making matters worse, there is a lack of consensus on even how many different plural forms there are (5? 6? 9?). ![]()
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