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so to make it plural, you just change the u to a ü?

• phyrex 4y ago
  In this case yes. Not in every case. I don’t know if there’s a rule
• nohaydeprobleme 4y ago
  In most cases for „der Bruder“, the answer is yes: the plural is „die Brüder“. But in the dative (Dativ) case where the "brothers" are an indirect object, the plural form has a different spelling. The singular „den Bruder“ transforms into „den Brüdern“. For example, if you want to say "I gave it to the brothers," you can say: „Ich habe es den Brüdern gegeben“. To figure out the plural forms, I use the online Leo dictionary (e.g. at https://dict.leo.org/german-english/bruder https://dict.leo.org/german-english/bruder), which often includes a table icon for indicating when the noun endings change in other cases. For studying plural forms of any noun, you can follow general rules for pluralization and individually memorize the plural forms of each noun with flashcards. You can also read and listen to native content to develop an intuition for what sounds right.
• bloak 4y ago
  Yes, but there are only about 24 German nouns that form their plural just by adding two little dots like that (Umlaut). Four of them mean close relatives and are recognisable to English speakers: Vater, Mutter, Bruder, Tochter. A while ago I came across an ancient copy of "Teach Yourself German" printed around the start of the Second World War. The very first chapter had a list of those German nouns that form their plural just with an Umlaut and instructed the reader to learn them. I bet you won't find many books published today that start like that. I like to think there are still a few people around who learnt German by reading that edition, perhaps during an air raid.