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Plural of nouns - Meervoud van zelfstandige naamwoordenPlural with -enThe most common way of making a noun plural is by adding –en to the singular.
Be careful to follow the rules of spelling when putting nouns into the plural with -en. You will have to write a long vowel sound as a single letter:
Likewise, you have to double the consonant after a short vowel sound:
There are exceptions to this rule. Take care over the plural of nouns that end in –ee or or nouns that end in stressed –ie. The plural ending –en is still added, but it will be written as –ën to distinguish between the sounds (see spelling). For example:
Plural with -sIf the singular ends in -e, -é, -el, -em, -en or -er, the plural is formed by adding -s to the singular. This is also often the case with words that are borrowed from foreign languages, e.g. mentor or telefoon.
If the singular ends in any other vowel dan –e, -‘s is added to the singuar.
ExceptionIn a small number of cases the plural is formed by adding -eren to the singular.
Sometimes vowel changs occur when making the plural of nouns. Some short vowels become long in the plural and others change altogether, as you can see in a few common examples below:
Note that words that end in -heid, always have -heden in the plural. |