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Forming Plurals
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Language - German
11th Grade
03/16/2011

Additional Language - German Flashcards

 


 

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Term
Foreign words usually add
Definition
-s
Term
Masculine nouns ending in -en, -el, or -er
Definition
No plural ending but possibly umlaut
Term
Other masculine nouns form plurals by addition of _____
Definition
an -e and possibly umlauts
Term
The Traditional masculine ending
Definition
-en
Term
Masculine nouns that end in -e and masculine nouns that are foreign words with strong syllables
Definition
add -(e)n
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Even more stupid masculine nouns use ____, usually with umlaut
Definition
-er
Term
Feminine nouns usually end in
Definition
-n or -en
Term
Feminine nouns rarely form plurals with addition of
Definition
-e + umlaut
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Feminine nouns ending in -er may form plural by
Definition
umlaut + -n
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Feminine nouns with suffix -nin
Definition
form plural with -nen
Term
Neuter nouns that are diminutive, such as -chen and -lein
Definition
require no addition for plural
Term
Neuter nouns ending in -er, -en, or -el
Definition
Require no addition to form plural
Term
infinitive nouns which end in -en and are neuter
Definition
Never form plurals
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Many neuter nouns form plurals by adding ____, these often need an umlaut only if their is an _____ vowel on the noun
Definition
-er, umlaut
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Another large group of neuter nouns add ___ to form plural
Definition
-e
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