{"id":73,"date":"2009-06-18T14:49:35","date_gmt":"2009-06-18T18:49:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/dutch\/?p=73"},"modified":"2009-06-18T14:49:35","modified_gmt":"2009-06-18T18:49:35","slug":"dutch-plurals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/dutch\/dutch-plurals\/","title":{"rendered":"Dutch Plurals"},"content":{"rendered":"

A lot of Dutch words in the plural have an -en ending. This is the regular plural ending. Ex: woord<\/strong> (s) = woorden<\/strong> (p). Meaning : word\/words<\/p>\n

There are some Dutch words undergo a change in spelling in the plural:<\/p>\n

In this example, a double consonant occurs in the plural after a short vowel in the singular. Ex: fles <\/strong>(s) = flessen<\/strong> (p). Meaning : bottle\/bottles<\/p>\n

An open syllable in the singular turns into a single vowel in the plural. Ex: fotograaf<\/strong> (s) = fotografen <\/strong>(p). Meaning : photographer\/photographers<\/p>\n

An s in the singular turns into a “z” in the plural. Ex: prijs <\/strong>(s) = prijzen<\/strong> (p). Meaning : price\/prices<\/p>\n

An f in the singular turns into a “v” in the plural. Ex: brief <\/strong>(s) = brieven<\/strong> (p). Meaning : letter\/letters<\/p>\n

There are also irregular plurals where a short vowel in the singular becomes a long vowel in the plural. Ex: oorlog<\/strong> (s) = oorlogen<\/strong> (p). Meaning : war\/wars<\/p>\n

There are also irregularities in spelling within the irregular plurals. Ex: stad<\/strong> (s) = steden<\/strong> (p). Meaning : city\/cities<\/p>\n

A minority of plurals have an -eren ending. Ex: ei<\/strong> (s) = eieren<\/strong> (p). Meaning : egg\/eggs<\/p>\n

Just be careful with plurals that are spelled the same in the singular but different in the plural. Ex: been<\/strong> (s) = beenderen<\/strong> (p). Meaning: bone\/bones. However been<\/strong> (s) = benen<\/strong> (p). Meaning: leg\/legs<\/p>\n

You’ll see that a lot of Dutch plurals end in -s:<\/p>\n

Words ending in unstressed -el, -em, -en, -er, -aar, -erd, -e wil often end in -s. Ex: tante<\/strong> (s) = tantes<\/strong> (p). Meaning : aunt\/aunts<\/p>\n

A lot of Dutch diminutives end in -s. Ex: meisje<\/strong> (s) = meisjes<\/strong> (p). Meaning : girl\/girls.<\/p>\n

Vowels a, i, o, u, y will have apostrophe s in the plural. Ex: baby<\/strong> (s) = baby’s<\/strong> (p). Meaning : baby\/babies<\/p>\n

There are some words that derive from Latin origins and end in -i or -a in the plural: catalogus<\/strong> (s) = catalogi<\/strong> (p). Meaning : catalogs.<\/p>\n

Words that end in -heid in the singular end in -heden in the plural. Ex: gelegenheid<\/strong> (s) = gelegenheden <\/strong>(p). Meaning : opportunity\/opportunities<\/p>\n

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A lot of Dutch words in the plural have an -en ending. This is the regular plural ending. Ex: woord (s) = woorden (p). Meaning : word\/words There are some Dutch words undergo a change in spelling in the plural: In this example, a double consonant occurs in the plural after a short vowel in…<\/p>\n

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