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In contrast to English's simple addition of "s" to make a noun plural, German uses several different inflections depending on the word. They fall into seven types:

In contrast to English's simple addition of "s" to make a noun plural, German uses several different inflections depending on the word. They fall into seven types:

#No change — der '''Lehrer''' (teacher) → die '''Lehrer'''

;1. No change  

#No ending, with Umlaut — der Apfel (apple) → die '''Ä'''pfel

:der '''Lehrer''' (teacher) → die '''Lehrer'''

#Add -e — das Jahr (year) → die Jahr'''e'''

;2. No ending, with Umlaut

#Add -e, with Umlaut — die Hand (hand) → die H'''ä'''nd'''e'''

:der Apfel (apple) → die '''Ä'''pfel

#Add -er, with Umlaut — das Tal (valley) → die T'''ä'''l'''er'''

;3. Add -e

#Add -n or -en — die Frau (woman) → die Frau'''en'''

:das Jahr (year) → die Jahr'''e'''

#Add -s — das Auto (car) → die Auto'''s'''

;4. Add -e, with Umlaut

:die Hand (hand) → die H'''ä'''nd'''e'''

;5. Add -er, with Umlaut

:das Tal (valley) → die T'''ä'''l'''er'''

;6. Add -n or -en

:die Frau (woman) → die Frau'''en'''

;7. Add -s

:das Auto (car) → die Auto'''s'''

==References==

==References==