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Noun plural formation patterns

Noun plural formation patterns

Learning Goal

Can form and use common noun plurals

Exam Skills:LauschterenLiesenSchreiwenSchwätzen

Look at these examples. Can you spot the grammar pattern?

D'Kanner spillen am Gaart.

The children play in the garden.

Ech hunn zwee Häiser.

I have two houses.

D'Stëller stinn am Eck.

The chairs are in the corner.

Pay attention to the highlighted parts. What do they have in common?

D'Lëtzebuergescht huet verschidde Plurielformen:

MusterSingularPlural
+ ende Stulld'Stillen
+ erd'Kandd'Kanner
Umlaut + erd'Hausd'Häiser
Umlautde Brudderd'Bridder
keng Ännerungde Lehrerd'Lehrer

Et gëtt keng einfach Reegel — de Pluriel muss mat dem Wuert geléiert ginn.

Plural formation is irregular with many patterns. No single rule covers all nouns. 🇬🇧 Engli

Common Error Patterns

Incorrect plural formation

Learn plural with each noun. Common patterns: -en, -er, Umlaut+er, no change

D'Kanner spillen am Gaart.

The children play in the garden.

Kand → Kanner: the vowel changes (a→a) and -er is added.

Ech hunn zwee Häiser.

I have two houses.

Haus → Häiser: Umlaut (au→äi) plus -er ending — like German Häuser.

D'Stëller stinn am Eck.

The chairs are in the corner.

Stull → Stëller: vowel change plus -er.

Practice in course

Apply this grammar in A1 course exercises

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