EXTRAS
GERMAN NOUNS: always learn every noun's meaning, its gender and its plural
German noun plurals all take die for their article and are formed by following these patterns:
1. No ending (stem vowel may take an Umlaut in some cases):
das Fenster-, die Fenster
der Garten- , die Gärten
2. Add -e (stem vowel may take an Umlaut in some cases):
der Tisch -e, die Tische
der Stuhl - e, die Stühle
3. Add -er (stem vowel may take an Umlaut in some cases):
das Kind-er, die Kinder
das Buch- er, die Bücher
4. Add -en , -n , or -nen (stem vowel does not change):
die Frau-en, die Frauen
die Studentin-nen, die Studentinnen
der Junge-n, die Jungen
5. Add -s (stem vowel does not change):
das Auto-s, die Autos
das Radio-s, die Radios