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→Plural forms: idiomatic
===Plural forms===
===Plural forms===
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 plural forms use several different inflections depending on the word. They fall into seven types:
;1. No change
;1. No change
;7. Add -s
;7. Add -s
:das Auto (car) → die Auto'''s'''
:das Auto (car) → die Auto'''s'''
There is no logical formula to determine which plural form a given noun will take, so the plural form must also be learned as one learns a new noun.
==References==
==References==