荷兰语复数

The plural of nouns in Dutch is roughly divided up into three groups:

plural ending -en, plural ending -s and other plurals.

3.1

The plural in

–

en

以

-en

结尾的复数形式

The regular sign of

the plural is -en.

复数的标志是

-en

3.1.1 Note

The spelling rules given in the preceding chapter are applied.

krantkranten newspapers (no change)

boerboeren farmers (no change)

woordwoorden words (no change)

flesflessenbottles (double consonant aftershort vowel)

bootboten boats (single vowel in opensyllable)

prijsprijzen prices (s replaced by z)

bosbossenforests (double consonant aftershort vowel)

mensmensen people (no change)

briefbrieven letters (f replaced by v)

fotograaffotografen photographers (single vowel in opensyllable)

3.1.2 Irregularities

不规则变化

1

A small number of

very frequently occurring words do have a different vowel quality in the plural. A

short

vowel

in

the

singular

becomes

a

long

vowel

in

the

plural,

marked

by

the

single

consonant

following it:

一小部分常用的单词在变为复数时元音性质会发生改变。

短元音会变成长 元音，

通常在

en

之前你可以看到

单个的辅音字母。

badbaden baths

dagdagen days

dakdaken roofs

gatgaten holes

glasglazen glasses

wegwegen ways

oorlogoorlogen wars

godgoden gods

bedragbedragen amount

verdragverdragen treaties

Within this type there are three exceptions:

这种类型的变化中有三个例外

stadsteden cities

schipschepen ships

lidleden members

Note: The change in vowel is still from short vowel in the singular tolong vowel in the plural.

注意：变化为复数时，元音的变化一直都是从短变长。