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German Plural

This page provides information about the plural in German. Below is a list of singular (one) and plural (many) words, listed side by side.

Woman: Frau
Women: Frauen
Language: Sprache
Languages: Sprachen
Man: Mann
Men: Männer
Country: Land
Countries: Länder
Boy: Junge
Boys: Jungen
Lake: See
Lakes: Seen
Girl: Mädchen
Girls: Mädchen
Pen: Kugelschreiber
Pens: Kugelschreiber

These examples show a sentence with both singular and plural forms. The list includes the use of nouns, numbers and pronouns.

I visited one country: Ich besuchte ein Land
She visited three countries: Sie besuchte drei Länder
She has one sister: Sie hat eine Schwester
He has two sisters: Er hat zwei Schwestern
We speak two languages: Wir sprechen zwei Sprachen
They speak four languages: Sie sprechen vier Sprachen

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