{"id":99,"date":"2024-01-01T14:22:09","date_gmt":"2024-01-01T14:22:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nur-deutsch.com\/?p=99"},"modified":"2026-06-08T08:21:50","modified_gmt":"2026-06-08T07:21:50","slug":"nomen-im-plural","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nur-deutsch.com\/index.php\/2024\/01\/01\/nomen-im-plural\/","title":{"rendered":"Nomen im Plural"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<h2 data-path-to-node=\"3\">German Plurals: A Simple Guide for Beginners (A1)<\/h2>\r\n<p data-path-to-node=\"4\">In English, you usually just add an <b data-path-to-node=\"4\" data-index-in-node=\"36\">-s<\/b> to make a word plural (e.g., book <span class=\"math-inline\" data-math=\"\\rightarrow\" data-index-in-node=\"73\">-&gt;<\/span>\u00a0books). In German, it is a little different! German nouns can change in a few different ways.<\/p>\r\n<p data-path-to-node=\"5\">Do not worry\u2014here are the most common patterns you need to know for your A1 level.<\/p>\r\n<h3 data-path-to-node=\"6\">The Magic Rule: Always Use &#8220;Die&#8221;<\/h3>\r\n<p data-path-to-node=\"7\">No matter if a word is masculine (<i data-path-to-node=\"7\" data-index-in-node=\"34\">der<\/i>), feminine (<i data-path-to-node=\"7\" data-index-in-node=\"50\">die<\/i>), or neutral (<i data-path-to-node=\"7\" data-index-in-node=\"68\">das<\/i>), <b data-path-to-node=\"7\" data-index-in-node=\"74\">all plural words in German use the article &#8220;die&#8221;<\/b>.<\/p>\r\n<ul data-path-to-node=\"8\">\r\n<li>\r\n<p data-path-to-node=\"8,0,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"8,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">Singular:<\/b> <i data-path-to-node=\"8,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"10\">der<\/i> Hund (the dog) -&gt; <b data-path-to-node=\"8,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"41\">Plural:<\/b> <b data-path-to-node=\"8,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"49\">die<\/b> Hunde (the dogs)<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<li>\r\n<p data-path-to-node=\"8,1,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"8,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">Singular:<\/b> <i data-path-to-node=\"8,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"10\">das<\/i> Buch (the book) -&gt;\u00a0<b data-path-to-node=\"8,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"42\">Plural:<\/b> <b data-path-to-node=\"8,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"50\">die<\/b> B\u00fccher (the books)<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h3 data-path-to-node=\"10\">The 5 Main Ways to Form German Plurals<\/h3>\r\n<p data-path-to-node=\"11\">Here is a simple breakdown of how German words change when there is more than one.<\/p>\r\n<table data-path-to-node=\"12\">\r\n<thead>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td><strong>Plural Ending<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<td><strong>Singular Example<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<td><strong>Plural Example<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<td><strong>English Meaning<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/thead>\r\n<tbody>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td><span data-path-to-node=\"12,1,0,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"12,1,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">Add -e<\/b><\/span><\/td>\r\n<td><span data-path-to-node=\"12,1,1,0\">der Hund<\/span><\/td>\r\n<td><span data-path-to-node=\"12,1,2,0\">die Hund<b data-path-to-node=\"12,1,2,0\" data-index-in-node=\"8\">e<\/b><\/span><\/td>\r\n<td><span data-path-to-node=\"12,1,3,0\">dog -&gt;\u00a0dogs<\/span><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td><span data-path-to-node=\"12,2,0,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"12,2,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">Add -er + Umlaut (\u00a8)<\/b><\/span><\/td>\r\n<td><span data-path-to-node=\"12,2,1,0\">das Haus<\/span><\/td>\r\n<td><span data-path-to-node=\"12,2,2,0\">die H<b data-path-to-node=\"12,2,2,0\" data-index-in-node=\"5\">\u00e4<\/b>us<b data-path-to-node=\"12,2,2,0\" data-index-in-node=\"8\">er<\/b><\/span><\/td>\r\n<td><span data-path-to-node=\"12,2,3,0\">house -&gt;\u00a0houses<\/span><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td><span data-path-to-node=\"12,3,0,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"12,3,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">Add -n \/ -en<\/b><\/span><\/td>\r\n<td><span data-path-to-node=\"12,3,1,0\">die Frau<\/span><\/td>\r\n<td><span data-path-to-node=\"12,3,2,0\">die Frau<b data-path-to-node=\"12,3,2,0\" data-index-in-node=\"8\">en<\/b><\/span><\/td>\r\n<td><span data-path-to-node=\"12,3,3,0\">woman -&gt;\u00a0women<\/span><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td><span data-path-to-node=\"12,4,0,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"12,4,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">Add -s<\/b> <i data-path-to-node=\"12,4,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"7\">(for international words)<\/i><\/span><\/td>\r\n<td><span data-path-to-node=\"12,4,1,0\">das Auto<\/span><\/td>\r\n<td><span data-path-to-node=\"12,4,2,0\">die Auto<b data-path-to-node=\"12,4,2,0\" data-index-in-node=\"8\">s<\/b><\/span><\/td>\r\n<td><span data-path-to-node=\"12,4,3,0\">car -&gt;\u00a0cars<\/span><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td><span data-path-to-node=\"12,5,0,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"12,5,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">No Change<\/b> <i data-path-to-node=\"12,5,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"10\">(ends in -el, -en, -er)<\/i><\/span><\/td>\r\n<td><span data-path-to-node=\"12,5,1,0\">der L\u00f6ffel<\/span><\/td>\r\n<td><span data-path-to-node=\"12,5,2,0\">die L\u00f6ffel<\/span><\/td>\r\n<td><span data-path-to-node=\"12,5,3,0\">spoon -&gt;\u00a0spoons<\/span><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>\r\n<h3 data-path-to-node=\"13\">Words that change with an Umlaut (\u00a8)<\/h3>\r\n<p data-path-to-node=\"14\">Sometimes, the vowel inside the word changes to an <b data-path-to-node=\"14\" data-index-in-node=\"51\">Umlaut<\/b> (<span class=\"math-inline\" data-math=\"a \\rightarrow \u00e4\" data-index-in-node=\"59\">$a \\rightarrow \u00e4$<\/span>, <span class=\"math-inline\" data-math=\"o \\rightarrow \u00f6\" data-index-in-node=\"76\">$o \\rightarrow \u00f6$<\/span>, <span class=\"math-inline\" data-math=\"u \\rightarrow \u00fc\" data-index-in-node=\"93\">$u \\rightarrow \u00fc$<\/span>) when it becomes plural:<\/p>\r\n<ul data-path-to-node=\"15\">\r\n<li>\r\n<p data-path-to-node=\"15,0,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"15,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">das Buch<\/b> (the book) -&gt;\u00a0<b data-path-to-node=\"15,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"32\">die B\u00fccher<\/b> (the books)<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<li>\r\n<p data-path-to-node=\"15,1,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"15,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">der Apfel<\/b> (the apple) -&gt;\u00a0<b data-path-to-node=\"15,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"34\">die \u00c4pfel<\/b> (the apples)<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h3 data-path-to-node=\"17\">Keep in Mind: Diminutives Never Change<\/h3>\r\n<p data-path-to-node=\"18\">Words that end in <b data-path-to-node=\"18\" data-index-in-node=\"18\">-chen<\/b> (which means something is small) never change their ending in the plural form. You only change the article to <i data-path-to-node=\"18\" data-index-in-node=\"134\">die<\/i>.<\/p>\r\n<ul data-path-to-node=\"19\">\r\n<li>\r\n<p data-path-to-node=\"19,0,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"19,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">das M\u00e4dchen<\/b> (the girl) -&gt;\u00a0<b data-path-to-node=\"19,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"35\">die M\u00e4dchen<\/b> (the girls)<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h3 data-path-to-node=\"21\">Quick Practice:<\/h3>\r\n<p data-path-to-node=\"22\">Try to remember these words next time you go shopping or look around your room. Practice saying them out loud with <b data-path-to-node=\"22\" data-index-in-node=\"115\">die<\/b>!<\/p>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>German Plurals: A Simple Guide for Beginners (A1) In English, you usually just add an -s to make a word plural (e.g., book -&gt;\u00a0books). In German, it is a little different! German nouns can change in a few different ways. 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