Beginners Lesson 3 v2
Beginners Lesson 3 v2
Topic: Plurals
Grammar: The plural of nouns
Reading: small text all in plural forms
Vocab: vocab block 1, relevant words for the text
Homework:
Grammar: The plural of nouns
There are two kinds of plurals: Plurals with -en and plurals with -s. These categories are not
mutually exclusive, but they often do not overlap.
Plurals on -s
Words ending with:
-el lepel lepels spoon
-em bezem bezems broom
-en jongen jongens boy
-er beker bekers cup
vowels (except a strong e) foto foto’s picture
tante tantes aunt
oma oma’s grandma
baby baby’s baby
diminutives meisje meisjes girl
hekje hekjes fence
balletje balletjes little ball
foreign loan words cadeau cadeaus present
game games game
Exercise 1:
Write the following nouns in the plural form. Also write the article.
0. de tafel (the table) => de tafels
1. de lade (the drawer) => _______
2. het jongetje (the boy) => _______
3. het risico (the risk) => _______
4. de bodem (the bottom) => _______
5. de pony (the pony) => _______
6. de entourage (the entourage) => _______
7. de hanger (the hanger) => _______
Answers:
1.de lades, 2.de jongetjes, 3.de risico’s, 4.de bodems, 5.pony’s, 6.de entourages, 7.de
hangers
Plurals on -en
Basically the rest.
Answers:
1.de katten, 2.de werken, 3.de riemen, 4.de halzen, 5.de boten, 6.de ramen, 7.de scherven
Some plurals are irregular though, where the ending changes or there is no consonant
added. These cases are rare and all of them are -en plurals.
dak daken roof
glas glazen glass
weg wegen road
slot sloten ditch
stad steden city
schip schepen ship
blad bladen / bladeren sheet / leaf
ei eieren egg
kind kinderen child
rund runderen cattle
lied liederen song
Then, words ending with -heid get the ending -heden in the plural:
mogelijkheid mogelijkheden possibility
Lastly, Latin or Greek words get their original plural forms on top of their Dutch forms:
museum musea / museums
catalogus catalogi / catalogussen
Exercise 3:
State whether the following nouns are plural or singular. Write them in the other form.
0. de soorten => plural de soort
1. de komma’s => ______ _______
2. de lakens => ______ _______
3. de deur => ______ _______
4. de las => ______ _______
5. de gordijnen => ______ _______
6. het kussen => ______ _______
7. de opties => ______ _______
Answers:
1.plural,de komma, 2.plural,het laken, 3.singular,de deuren, 4.singular,de lassen, 5.plural,
het gordijn, 6.singular,de kussens, 7.plural,de optie
Exercise 4:
Write the following nouns in their plural form.
0. bal (ball) ballen
1. boek (book) _____
2. kaars (candle) _____
3. kaarsje (tiny candle) _____
4. kachel (heater) _____
5. snoer (cable) _____
6. la (drawer) _____
7. laptop (laptop) _____
8. boom (tree) _____
9. deksel (lid) _____
10. snor (mustache) _____
11. kettinkje (little bracelet) _____
12. stift (marker) _____
13. kater (tomcat / hangover) _____
14. etui (pencil case) _____
15. bloem (flower) _____
16. werknemer (employee) _____
17. werkgever (employer) _____
18. kop (cup) _____
Answers:
1.boeken, 2.kaarsen, 3.kaarsjes, 4.kachels, 5.snoeren, 6.la’s, 7.laptops, 8.bomen, 9.deksels,
10.snorren, 11.kettinkjes, 12.stiften, 13.katers, 14.etuis, 15.bloemen, 16.werknemers,
17.werkgevers, 18.koppen
Reading: small text going over these basic words
https://lingua.com/pdf/nederlands-tekst-mijn-huis.pdf
de kamer room
de hal hallway
de garage garage
de woonkamer living room
de badkamer bathroom
de slaapkamer bedroom
de eetkamer dining room
de keuken kitchen
de bureaukamer / het kantoor office
de verdieping level
de trap stairs / staircase
de tree / trede step (on a staircase)
de mat mat
het schoenenrek shoe rack
de kapstok coathanger
het tapijt carpet
de kroonluchter chandelier
de kist chest
de gereedschapskist toolbox
de auto car
de tafel table
de tv-tafel tv table
de bank couch
de stoel chair
de zetel seat / chair
de kandelaar candle holder
de open haard fire place
de kachel stove
het bad bath
de douche shower
de douchekop showerhead
de shampoo shampoo
de haargel hairgel
de zeep soap
de wc / het toilet toilet
het wc-papier / toiletpapier toilet paper
de wasbak sink
de kraan faucet
de spiegel mirror
de handdoek towel
het handdoekenrek towel rack
de tandenborstel toothbrush
de tandpasta toothpaste
de kam comb
Homework:
Source: Basic Dutch A Grammar and Workbook (Grammar Workbooks) by Jenneke
Oosterhoff, page 58-59 (of the pdf. page 49-50 of the book)
exercises: 7.3, 7.4