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German Plural Nouns: Rules and Examples

der Plural

Before this lesson: make sure you've covered Articles first.

German plurals don't follow one simple rule like English "add -s". Instead there are several common patterns, and sometimes an umlaut is added too. The good news: every plural noun uses "die", no matter what its original gender was.

Types you should know

-e ending

der Tag → die Tage

-er ending

das Kind → die Kinder

-n / -en ending

die Frau → die Frauen

-s ending

das Auto → die Autos

no change (+ umlaut)

der Vater → die Väter

Examples

German	English
das Kind → die Kinder	child → children
die Frau → die Frauen	woman → women
der Vater → die Väter	father → fathers (note the umlaut)

Memory trick: There's no single rule, so learn each noun's plural form as you learn the word — most dictionaries and vocab lists show it right next to the singular.

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What article do ALL plural nouns use, regardless of gender?

German Plural Nouns: Rules and Examples

Types you should know

Examples

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