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Learning the Flemish Plural is very important because its structure is used in every day conversation. The more you master it the more you get closer to mastering the Flemish language. But first we need to know what the role of Plural is in the structure of the grammar in Flemish.
Flemish Plurals are grammatical numbers, typically referring to more than one of the referent in the real world. In the English language, singular and plural are the only grammatical numbers. Here are some examples:
| English Plural | Flemish Plural |
|---|---|
| Plural | meervoud |
| my book | mijn/m'n boek |
| my books | mijn/m'n boeken |
| our daughter | onze dochter |
| our daughters | onze dochters |
| I'm cold | Ik heb kou |
| we're cold | Wij hebben kou |
| his chickens | zijn/z'n kippen |
| their chicken | hun kippen |
Notice the structure of the Plural in Flemish.
Below is a list of the Plurals and Singulars in Flemish placed in a table. Memorizing this table will help you add very useful and important words to your Flemish vocabulary.
| English Plural | Flemish Plural |
|---|---|
| alligator | alligator/krokodil |
| alligators | alligators/krokodillen |
| bear | beer |
| bears | beren |
| bird | vogel |
| birds | vogels |
| bull | stier |
| bulls | stieren |
| cat | kat/poes |
| cats | katten/poezen |
| cow | koe |
| cows | koeien |
| deer | hert |
| many deer | veel herten |
| dog | hond |
| dogs | honden |
| donkey | ezel |
| donkeys | ezels |
| eagle | arend |
| eagles | arenden/arends |
| elephant | olifant |
| elephants | olifanten |
| giraffe | giraf |
| giraffes | giraffen |
| goat | geit |
| goats | geiten |
| horse | paard |
| horses | paarden |
| lion | leeuw |
| lions | leeuwen |
| monkey | aap |
| monkeys | apen |
| mouse | muis |
| mice | muizen |
| rabbit | konijn |
| rabbits | konijnen |
| snake | slang |
| snakes | slangen |
| tiger | tijger |
| tigers | tijgers |
| wolf | wolf |
| wolves | wolven |
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