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 Kugelschreiber
Der Kugelschreiber ist schwarz. |
zwei Kugelschreiber
Die Kugelschreiber sind aus Metall. |
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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 Computer (m) | zwei Computer |
ein Fotokopierer (m) | zwei Fotokopierer |
ein Einwohner (m) | zwei Einwohner |
ein Fernseher (m) | zwei Fernseher |
ein Ringordner (m) | zwei Ringordner |
ein Sportler (m) | zwei Sportler |
ein Kugelschreiber (m) | zwei Kugelschreiber |
ein Hamburger (m) | zwei Hamburger |
ein Politiker (m) | zwei Politiker |
ein Radiosender (m) | zwei Radiosender |
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