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Dutch plural maker.

Type any Dutch noun and get its plural — with the rule and the spelling change behind it.

Every Dutch plural takes de. Check the singular article →

The three endings

-en, -s or -'s.

-en (most nouns)

The default: add -en. Short vowels double the consonant (kat → katten), long vowels open up (boom → bomen), and f/s often become v/z (huis → huizen).

-s

Nouns ending in an unstressed syllable — -el, -en, -er, -je — add -s: tafel → tafels, meisje → meisjes.

-'s

A single vowel at the end takes an apostrophe: auto → auto's, oma → oma's, foto → foto's.

Common questions

How do you make a Dutch noun plural?

Most Dutch nouns add -en, with a spelling change: a short vowel doubles the final consonant (bus → bussen), a long vowel opens the syllable (boom → bomen), and a final f or s often becomes v or z (brief → brieven, huis → huizen). Nouns ending in an unstressed -el, -en, -er or a diminutive -je add -s instead, and nouns ending in a single vowel add -'s.

Which article do Dutch plurals take, de or het?

Always de. Every plural noun in Dutch is a de-word, no matter whether the singular was de or het: het huis → de huizen, het kind → de kinderen. That's one rule you never have to second-guess.

What are the irregular Dutch plurals?

A small group ends in -eren: kind → kinderen, ei → eieren, blad → bladeren. A few change the vowel too: stad → steden, schip → schepen. These are memorised; the tool flags them for you.

Is this useful for the inburgeringsexamen?

Yes. Correct plurals matter for the writing and reading parts of the A2 inburgeringsexamen. Practising the plural alongside the article (de/het) of the nouns you use most is one of the fastest ways to sound correct.

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