Number Nouns: Most nouns have a singular and a plural form. Singular refers to one (only one person, thing, or 'group'), while plural refers to more than one, The plurals of German nouns is a more complex than in English.
German noun plurals follow one of the following patterns:
- no ending (stem vowel may change to Umlaut form):
das Fenster, die Fenster
der Garten, die Gärten
-e ending (stem vowel may change to Umlaut form):
der Tisch, die Tische
der Stuhl, die Stühle
-er ending (a , o , u , and au stem vowels change to Umlaut form):
das Kind, die Kinder
das Buch, die Bücher
-en , -n , or -nen ending (stem vowel does not change):
die Frau, die Frauen
die Studentin, die Studentinnen
-s ending (stem vowel does not change):
das Auto, die Autos
das Radio, die Radios