German Plural

Welcome to the fourth German lesson about the plural. This time we will learn about the singular form and what it looks like in the plural, followed by grammar rules, finally a list of emergency phrases.

book Buch

books Bücher

car Auto

cars Autos

tree Baum

trees Bäume

flower Blume

flowers Blumen

Plural Grammar Rules

The plural is the form which refers to more than one object or person. For example: I speak two languages the plural here is [languages] because it refers to more than one [language]. The examples below use plurals in different ways and places to demonstrate how they look wehn converted from their singular form.

Grammar + Rules - German
I speak one language [singular form] Ich spreche eine Sprache
we speak three languages [plural noun] Wir sprechen drei Sprachen
he visits many countries [adverb + plural noun] Er besucht viele Länder
they are happy now [plural pronoun] Sie sind jetzt glücklich
she has five red shoes [adjective + plural noun] Sie hat fünf rote Schuhe
I want a sandwich without onions [preposition + plural noun] Ich möchte ein Sandwich ohne Zwiebeln

The following is a list of examples showing both the singular and plural form. This demonstrates how the plural is used with humans, objects and animals.

woman Frau

women Frauen

man Mann

men Männer

house Haus

houses Häuser

cup Tasse

cups Tassen

cow Kuh

cows Kühe

horse Pferd

horses Pferde

Emergency Phrases

Now it's time to practice your German by looking at these phrases which are related to emergencies. Be prepared when traveling abroad, just in case you need help or by offering help to someone else. I recommend writing these expressions down on a notebook before traveling.

English - German
Help Hilfe
Call the ambulance Ruf einen Krankenwagen
I need a doctor Ich brauche einen Arzt
Where is the closest pharmacy? Wo ist die nächste Apotheke?
Are you okay? Geht es?
I am sick Mir ist schlecht.
Call the police Ruf die Polizei

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