German grammar

German Plural Forms

German plurals are learned with the noun because several plural patterns exist.

Examples

Das Kind spielt.

The child is playing.

singular: das Kind.

Die Kinder spielen.

The children are playing.

plural: die Kinder.

Die Fragen sind wichtig.

The questions are important.

plural nouns use die.

Common mistake

Guessing plurals from English creates many wrong forms.