Learn German Nouns with -er Endings

There are several different ways to make a noun plural in German. One way is to add -er at the end of the noun and change the article to  die. Nouns that go plural with –er are mostly masculine or neuter when singular. There may also be some umlaut changes, which is something youll just have to memorize.   For example: das Kind  (singular),  die Kinder (plural) Die Mutter liebt ihr Kind. (The mother loves her child.) Die Mutter liebt ihre Kinder. (The mother loves her children.)   Heres another example:   das Buch (the book),   die Bà ¼cher (the books) Er liest das Buch. (He reads the book.)   Er liest die Bà ¼cher.  (He reads the books.) The -ern Ending in German The only time a different plural ending is added  is during the dative. In this case, the noun always adds an -ern ending. See the chart below for a summary of this plural group in all cases. Plural Nouns With –er Endings Case Singular Plural nom.acc.dat.gen. der Mann (the man)den Manndem Manndes Mann die Mnnerdie Mnnerden Mnnernder Mnner nom.acc.dat.gen. das Kind (the child)das Kinddem Kinddes Kindes die Kinderdie Kinderden Kindernder Kinder