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German has several ways of forming the plural. The 5 basic plural endings are --, -e, -en, -er and -s. In some instances, the stem vowel of the noun also takes an umlaut. It is therefore advisable to learn a new noun together with its plural form.
But there are some guidelines for typical plural endings. In this exercise, you are supposed to figure out a guideline. Click on [Next] to see the singular form of a noun, then click on [Next] again to see the singular and the plural form of the noun.
Keep going. Pay attention to the gender of the nouns and their endings. Do you see a pattern emerging? Click here to see whether you worked out this guideline correctly.
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ein Kuchen
Der Kuchen heißt Frankfurter Kranz. |
drei Kuchen
Die Kuchen sind fϋr eine Geburtstagsfeier. |
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Tip: If you don't belong to the lucky few who possess a photographic memory, write down what you learnt while doing this exercise.
ein Laden (m) | zwei Läden |
ein Garten (m) | zwei Gärten |
ein Brӧtchen (n) | zwei Brӧtchen |
ein Kuchen (m) | zwei Kuchen |
ein Volkswagen (m) | zwei Volkswagen |
ein Kissen (n) | zwei Kissen |
ein Mädchen (n) | zwei Mädchen |
ein Korken (m) | zwei Korken |
photos:
https://pixabay.com/de/photos/frankfurter-kranz-kuchen-torte-609642/
https://pixabay.com/de/photos/geburtstagskuchen-kuchen-2124938/