Plural
If you're trying to learn Plural you will find some useful resources including a course about Plural and Singular.
Try to concentrate on the lesson and notice the pattern that occurs each time the word changes its place.
Also don't forget to check the rest of our other lessons listed on Learn Flemish. Enjoy the rest of the lesson!
Plural
Learning the Plural is very important because its structure is used in every day conversation.
The more you master it the more you get closer to mastering the Flemish language.
But first we need to know what the role of Plural is in the structure of the grammar.
Plurals are grammatical numbers, typically referring to more than one of the referent in the real world.
In the English language, singular and plural are the only grammatical numbers.
Here are some examples:
Plural | meervoud |
my book | mijn/m'n boek |
my books | mijn/m'n boeken |
our daughter | onze dochter |
our daughters | onze dochters |
I'm cold | Ik heb kou |
we're cold | Wij hebben kou |
his chickens | zijn/z'n kippen |
their chicken | hun kippen |
Notice the structure of the Plural.
List of Plurals
Below is a list of the Plurals and Singulars in placed in a table.
Memorizing this table will help you add very useful and important words to your vocabulary.
alligator | alligator/krokodil |
alligators | alligators/krokodillen |
bear | beer |
bears | beren |
bird | vogel |
birds | vogels |
bull | stier |
bulls | stieren |
cat | kat/poes |
cats | katten/poezen |
cow | koe |
cows | koeien |
deer | hert |
many deer | veel herten |
dog | hond |
dogs | honden |
donkey | ezel |
donkeys | ezels |
eagle | arend |
eagles | arenden/arends |
elephant | olifant |
elephants | olifanten |
giraffe | giraf |
giraffes | giraffen |
goat | geit |
goats | geiten |
horse | paard |
horses | paarden |
lion | leeuw |
lions | leeuwen |
monkey | aap |
monkeys | apen |
mouse | muis |
mice | muizen |
rabbit | konijn |
rabbits | konijnen |
snake | slang |
snakes | slangen |
tiger | tijger |
tigers | tijgers |
wolf | wolf |
wolves | wolven |
source: mylanguages