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In both English and German, a plural form of a word can change its meaning. In English, “the fishes” refers to different type of fish, whereas “the fish” refers to either a singular or multiple fish. In German, there is also this concept. For example, “das Wein” (the wine) and “die Weine” (the different types of wine).
Hyde Flippo taught the German language for 28 years at high school and college levels and published several books on the German language and culture. Learn about our Editorial Process Updated on February 26, 2020
German plurals are formed by adding -n/-en, -e, -r/-er, -s. Some nouns are the same in their singular and plural forms e.g. die Löffel whilst others are mostly used in the singular e.g. die Milch or plural form e.g. die Eltern. The ending of a nouns give us a clue as to which plural ending to use. Below is a summary of word endings and their ...
der Genitiv: In German, there are four different forms or categories of noun (cases), called Fälle or Kasus. As well as nominative, accusative, and dative, there is genitive. Nouns take the genitive when they follow certain prepositions or give more information about another noun. With the genitive attribute, we express possession or ownership.
n. fish (cold-blooded vertebrates living in water) Wir haben jeder einen Fisch gefangen. - Each one of us has caught a fish. Ob ein Wal ein Fisch ist, hängt von der Definition ab. - Whether a whale is a fish depends on the definition. n. fish (food) Freitags essen viele Leute Fisch. - Many people eat fish on Fridays.
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Singular plurals. Sometimes, there are singular nouns in German which are plural in English. die Brille (f) – glasses. Die Brille war kaputt. – The glasses were broken. Not * die Brillen waren ...