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Das Oktoberfest in Deutschland: plurals add umlaut/e, n, no change; translation

I can use plural nouns to ask how many there are.

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Das Oktoberfest in Deutschland: plurals add umlaut/e, n, no change; translation

I can use plural nouns to ask how many there are.

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Key learning points

  1. Add '-e', with or without an umlaut, to make most masculine nouns and some neuter nouns plural.
  2. Words ending '-el', '-en' or '-er' may not change in the plural.
  3. To make most feminine nouns plural, add '-n' or '-en'.

Keywords

  • Plural - more than one

  • WO2 (word order two) - inverts the subject and verb in a sentence

Common misconception

There is only one way to form the plural in German.

German has several rules for forming plurals. The best way to correctly form plurals is to learn the rules and frequently practise them.


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6 Questions

Q1.
Match the German words below to their English meanings.
Correct Answer:die Art,type, kind
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type, kind

Correct Answer:der Grund,reason, basis
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reason, basis

Correct Answer:der Vergleich,comparison
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comparison

Correct Answer:oft,often
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often

Correct Answer:einzig,only, single
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only, single

Q2.
Which plural rule describes the plural noun 'die Arten'?
add -e to the end of most masculine and neuter nouns (with or without an umlaut)
masculine and neuter nouns ending -en, -el, -er stay the same
Correct answer: add -n or -en to feminine nouns
Q3.
Which plural rule describes the plural noun 'die Vergleiche'?
Correct answer: add -e to the end of most masculine and neuter nouns (with or without an umlaut)
masculine and neuter nouns ending -en, -el, -er stay the same
add -n or -en to feminine nouns
Q4.
Put the sentence elements below in the correct order to form a yes/no question in German.
1 - magst
2 - du
3 - diese
4 - Art
5 - von
6 - Kuchen
7 - ?
Q5.
Put the sentence elements below in the correct order to form a wh-word question.
1 - wie
2 - oft
3 - besuchst
4 - du
5 - Schlösser
6 - ?
Q6.
Put these numbers in order, from smallest to biggest.
1 - drei
2 - acht
3 - elf
4 - zwölf
5 - vierzehn
6 - fünfzehn
7 - sechzehn

6 Questions

Q1.
Match the German words below to their English equivalents.
Correct Answer:multikulturell,multicultural
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multicultural

Correct Answer:national,national, nationally
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national, nationally

Correct Answer:okay,okay
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okay

Correct Answer:die Weise,way, manner
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way, manner

Correct Answer:das Zelt,tent
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tent

Correct Answer:gesamt,whole, entire, comprehensive
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whole, entire, comprehensive

Q2.
What is the plural of 'der Gast'?
Correct Answer: die Gäste, Gäste, die Gaeste, Gaeste
Q3.
What is the plural of 'der Fehler'?
Correct Answer: die Fehler, Fehler
Q4.
What is the plural of 'die Geschichte'?
Correct Answer: die Geschichten, Geschichten
Q5.
Which sentence correctly puts emphasis on 'der einzige Grund'?
Das ist nicht der einzige Grund.
Der einzige Grund das ist nicht.
Correct answer: Der einzige Grund ist das nicht.
Q6.
Put the words below in the correct order to form a sentence which emphasises 'im Zelt'.
1 - im
2 - Zelt
3 - esse
4 - ich
5 - Schnitzel

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