Christmas traditions: singular and plural nouns
Learning outcomes
I can recognise and use three different plural rules, understand some German Christmas traditions and write a Christmas letter in German.
I can recognise the short and long [ä] sound.
Christmas traditions: singular and plural nouns
Learning outcomes
I can recognise and use three different plural rules, understand some German Christmas traditions and write a Christmas letter in German.
I can recognise the short and long [ä] sound.
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Key learning points
- [ä] can be either short (followed by 2 or more consonants) or long (followed by a single consonant or 'h').
- For noun plural rule 1, most masculine and neuter nouns add -e to the end and an umlaut on the vowel (ä, ö, ü).
- For noun plural rule 2, words ending in -el, -en or -er are often the same in the plural.
- For noun plural rule 3, most feminine nouns add '-n' or '-en'.
Keywords
[ä] - pronounced long [ä] as in ‘spät’ and short [ä] as in ‘lächeln'
Plural rule 1 - most masculine and neuter nouns add -e to the end and an umlaut on the vowel (ä, ö, ü)
Plural rule 2 - masculine and neuter nouns ending in -el, -er or -en often stay the same in their plural form
Plural rule 3 - most feminine nouns either add -n or -en to the end of the noun
Common misconception
All nouns change when they are in their plural form.
There are three different plural rules. 1. Most masculine and neuter nouns add -e to the end and an umlaut to the vowel; 2. M. and nt. nouns ending in -el, -er or -en often stay the same when plural; 3. Most feminine nouns add -n or -en to the end.
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