{"id":11482,"date":"2020-02-18T19:44:42","date_gmt":"2020-02-18T19:44:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/german\/?p=11482"},"modified":"2020-02-18T19:44:42","modified_gmt":"2020-02-18T19:44:42","slug":"3-tips-for-remembering-german-plurals-continued","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/german\/3-tips-for-remembering-german-plurals-continued\/","title":{"rendered":"3 Tips For Remembering German Plurals (Continued)"},"content":{"rendered":"

As promised, I am continuing on from my last blog post, helping you remember the right grammar to use for plurals. I sometimes find German grammar overwhelming as there are so many rules, so I hope these bitesize tips will make German plurals easy for you!<\/p>\n

If you haven’t seen my last blog post, you will find it here<\/a>.
\nLet’s get started:<\/p>\n

Tip 4: If it sounds English, add an “S” on the end of it.<\/em>
\nIn English we have it easy, for almost all words we can just add an “s” onto the end to make it plural. In German, if there is a word that sounds English, you can usually just add an “s” onto the end of it as well! There are also words taken out of French and Dutch where you can also stick an “s” on the end. Here are some examples:<\/p>\n

die Kamera\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0die Kameras<\/strong>
\n(the camera)\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0(the cameras)
\ndas Men\u00fc\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0die Men\u00fcs<\/strong>
\n(the menu)\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0(the menus)
\ndie DVD\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0die DVDs<\/strong>
\n(the DVD)\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 (the DVDs)
\ndie CD\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0die CDs<\/strong>
\n(the CD)\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0(the CDs)
\nder Park\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 die Parks<\/strong>
\n(the park)\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0(the parks)<\/p>\n

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Tip 5: Most masculine nouns end in -e<\/strong>, -e<\/strong> plus an umlaut<\/strong>, or do not change at all.<\/em>
\nFor example:
\nder Fluss\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 die Fl\u00fc<\/strong>sse<\/strong>
\n(the river)\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 (the rivers)
\nder Tag\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0die Tage<\/strong>
\n(the day)\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0(the days)
\nder Koch\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0die K\u00f6<\/strong>che<\/strong>
\n(the cook)\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0(the cooks)
\nder Onkel\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 die Onkel
\n(the uncle)\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 (the uncles)
\nder Schuh\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 die Schuhe<\/strong>
\n(the shoe)\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 (the shoes)
\nder Hund\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0die Hunde<\/strong>
\n(the dog)\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 (the dogs)
\nder Sch\u00fcler\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0die Sch\u00fcler
\n(the pupil)\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 (the pupils)<\/p>\n

Tip 6: If you are unsure about a plural, look it up using “Duden<\/strong>“.<\/em>
\nDuden is an online dictionary that is super easy to use and very helpful. Type in the word and you will get the article, definition and synonyms. If you scroll down towards the bottom there is a table showing you the plural of the word and how the articles change depending on which case it is. You can try it out here<\/a><\/p>\n

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So there are three more tips to help you remember your grammar when using plurals! If you have any other interesting tips then let me know in the comments below.<\/p>\n

Thank you for reading,<\/p>\n

Larissa<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\"\"

As promised, I am continuing on from my last blog post, helping you remember the right grammar to use for plurals. I sometimes find German grammar overwhelming as there are so many rules, so I hope these bitesize tips will make German plurals easy for you! If you haven’t seen my last blog post, you…<\/p>\n

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