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Lesson 9 - Time and Place

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Irregular Nouns

What is it?

The irregular nouns do not follow the usual pattern of the regular nouns when changing from singular to plural. For example et barn (a child) becomes børn in plural.

The Rules

A vowel change occurs when the noun goes from single to plural.

Examples

Singular Indefinite	Singular Definite	Plural Indefinite	Plural Definite
en bog	bogen	bøger	bøgerne
a book	the book	books	the books
et barn	barnet	børn	børnene
a child	the child	children	the children
en hånd	hånden	hænder	hænderne
a hand	the hand	hands	the hands
en and	anden	ænder	ænderne
a duck	the duck	ducks	the ducks

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