Numbers 1-12: plurals adding umlaut + -er
I can count to twelve in German, and recognise plurals of masculine, feminine and neuter nouns using four different plural rules.
Numbers 1-12: plurals adding umlaut + -er
I can count to twelve in German, and recognise plurals of masculine, feminine and neuter nouns using four different plural rules.
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Key learning points
- For noun plural rule 4, some masculine and neuter nouns add -er with or without an umlaut on the vowel (ä, ö, ü).
- 'Wie viele ...?' means 'How many ...?'.
- Numbers 1-12 in German are: eins, zwei, drei, vier, fünf, sechs, sieben, acht, neun, zehn, elf, zwölf.
Keywords
Plural rule 1 - add -e or -e + umlaut on a, o, u to many masculine and neuter nouns
Plural rule 2 - most masculine and neuter nouns ending in -en, -el, -er stay the same
Plural rule 3 - add -n or -en to most feminine nouns
Plural rule 4 - add -er to some masculine or neuter nouns, with or without umlaut on a, o, u
Common misconception
The same plural rules apply to nouns of all three genders (masculine, feminine, neuter).
There are different rules for different nouns. It often depends on whether the noun is masculine, feminine or neuter. It is important to learn the plural noun form when learning a new noun.
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Starter quiz
6 Questions
great
really great
quite great
OK
ugly
really ugly
doctor
place, room
game
train
piece
there is, there are
also
lots of, many
green
masculine
neuter
feminine
Exit quiz
6 Questions
plural rule 1 - add -e or -e + umlaut (a, o, u) to many m and nt nouns
plural rule 3 - add -n or -en to most feminine nouns
plural rule 4 - add -er to m or nt nouns, with/without umlaut a, o, u
plural rule 2 - m and nt nouns ending in -en, -el, -er stay the same