German Plural
Learning the German Plural is very important because its structure is used in every day conversation. The more you practice the subject, the closer you get to mastering the German language. But first we need to know what the role of Plural is in the structure of the grammar in German.
German Plurals are grammatical numbers, typically referring to more than one of the referent in the real world. In the English language, singular and plural are the only grammatical numbers. Here are some examples:
| English Plural | German Plural |
| Plural | Plural |
| my book | mein Buch |
| my books | meine Bücher |
| our daughter | unsere Tochter |
| our daughters | unsere Töchter |
| I'm cold | Mir ist kalt |
| we're cold | Uns ist kalt |
| his chickens | seine Hühner |
| their chicken | ihre Hühner |
As you can see from the example above, the structure of the Plural in German has a logical pattern. Locate the Plural above and see how it works with the rest of the sentence in German.
List of Plurals in German
Below is a list of the Plurals and Singulars in German placed in a table. Memorizing this table will help you add very useful and important words to your German vocabulary.
| English Plural | German Plural |
| alligator | Alligator |
| alligators | Alligatoren |
| bear | Bär |
| bears | Bären |
| bird | Vogel |
| birds | Vögel |
| bull | Bulle, Stier |
| bulls | Bullen, Stiere |
| cat | Katze |
| cats | Katzen |
| cow | Kuh |
| cows | Kühe |
| deer | Hirsch |
| many deer | viele Hirsche |
| dog | Hund |
| dogs | Hunde |
| donkey | Esel |
| donkeys | Esel |
| eagle | Adler |
| eagles | Adler |
| elephant | Elefant |
| elephants | Elefanten |
| giraffe | Giraffe |
| giraffes | Giraffen |
| goat | Ziege |
| goats | Ziegen |
| horse | Pferd |
| horses | Pferde |
| lion | Löwe |
| lions | Löwen |
| monkey | Affe |
| monkeys | Affen |
| mouse | Maus |
| mice | Mäuse |
| rabbit | Kaninchen |
| rabbits | Kaninchen |
| snake | Schlange |
| snakes | Schlangen |
| tiger | Tiger |
| tigers | Tiger |
| wolf | Wolf |
| wolves | Wölfe |
Plural and Singular have a very important role in German, therefore they need very special attention. Once you're done with German Plural, you might want to check the rest of our German lessons here: Learn German. Don't forget to bookmark this page.