Plural forms that take an ‑(e)r, ‑s or no ending
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Plural forms that take an ‑(e)r, ‑s or no ending
no ending:
- masculine nouns ending in ‑el, ‑en, ‑er;
der Vater - die Väter
the father ‑ the fathers
der Apfel - die Äpfel
the apple ‑ the apples
- nouns ending in the diminutive ‑chen or ‑lein.
das Brötchen - die Brötchen
the bread roll ‑ the bread rolls
das Tischlein - die Tischlein
the little table ‑ the little tables
-(e)r:
- many neuter nouns with one syllable;
das Wort - die Wörter
the word ‑ the words
das Haus - die Häuser
the house ‑ the houses
- some masculine nouns.
der Mann - die Männer
the man ‑ the men
-s:
- some foreign words, and nouns ending in a vowel or ‑y.
das Auto - die Autos
the automobile ‑ the automobiles
das Hobby - die Hobbys
the hobby ‑ the hobbies
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