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===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:
#No change — der '''Lehrer''' (teacher) → die '''Lehrer'''
#No ending, with Umlaut — der Apfel (apple) → die '''Ä'''pfel
#Add -e — das Jahr (year) → die Jahr'''e'''
#Add -e, with Umlaut — die Hand (hand) → die H'''ä'''nd'''e'''
#Add -er, with Umlaut — das Tal (valley) → die T'''ä'''l'''er'''
#Add -n or -en — die Frau (woman) → die Frau'''en'''
#Add -s — das Auto (car) → die Auto'''s'''
==References==
==References==