German Plural

German Plural

If you're trying to learn German Plural you will find some useful resources including a course about Plural and Singular... to help you with your German grammar. Try to concentrate on the lesson and notice the pattern that occurs each time the word changes its place. Also don't forget to check the rest of our other lessons listed on Learn German. Enjoy the rest of the lesson!

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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 PluralGerman Plural
PluralPlural
my bookmein Buch
my booksmeine Bücher
our daughterunsere Tochter
our daughtersunsere Töchter
I'm coldMir ist kalt
we're coldUns ist kalt
his chickensseine Hühner
their chickenihre 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 PluralGerman Plural
alligatorAlligator
alligatorsAlligatoren
bearBär
bearsBären
birdVogel
birdsVögel
bullBulle, Stier
bullsBullen, Stiere
catKatze
catsKatzen
cowKuh
cowsKühe
deerHirsch
many deerviele Hirsche
dogHund
dogsHunde
donkeyEsel
donkeysEsel
eagleAdler
eaglesAdler
elephantElefant
elephantsElefanten
giraffeGiraffe
giraffesGiraffen
goatZiege
goatsZiegen
horsePferd
horsesPferde
lionLöwe
lionsLöwen
monkeyAffe
monkeysAffen
mouseMaus
miceMäuse
rabbitKaninchen
rabbitsKaninchen
snakeSchlange
snakesSchlangen
tigerTiger
tigersTiger
wolfWolf
wolvesWölfe

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.

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