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Learning the Yiddish Plural displayed below is vital to the language. Yiddish 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 | Yiddish Plural |
|---|---|
| Plural | מערצאָל |
| my book | מיין בוך |
| my books | מיין ספרים |
| our daughter | אונדזער טאָכטער |
| our daughters | אונדזער טעכטער |
| I'm cold | איך בין קאַלט |
| we're cold | מיר 'רע קעלט |
| his chickens | זייַן טשיקאַנז |
| their chicken | זייער הינדל |
Notice the structure of the Plural in Yiddish.
Below is a list of the Plurals and Singulars in Yiddish placed in a table. Memorizing this table will help you add very useful and important words to your Yiddish vocabulary.
| English Plural | Yiddish Plural |
|---|---|
| alligator | אַלאַגייטער |
| alligators | אַלאַגייטערז |
| bear | בער |
| bears | טראגט |
| bird | פויגל |
| birds | פייגל |
| bull | ביק |
| bulls | אקסן |
| cat | קאַץ |
| cats | קאַץ |
| cow | קו |
| cows | קאַוז |
| deer | הירש |
| many deer | פילע הירש |
| dog | הונט |
| dogs | הינט |
| donkey | ייזל |
| donkeys | דאַנגקיז |
| eagle | אָדלער |
| eagles | יגאַלז |
| elephant | העלפאַנד |
| elephants | עלאַפאַנץ |
| giraffe | דזשעראַף |
| giraffes | דזשעראַפס |
| goat | ציג |
| goats | בעק |
| horse | פערד |
| horses | פערד |
| lion | לייב |
| lions | ליאָנס |
| monkey | מאַלפּע |
| monkeys | מאַנגקיז |
| mouse | מויז |
| mice | מיסע |
| rabbit | קיניגל |
| rabbits | ראַבאַץ |
| snake | שלאַנג |
| snakes | סנייקס |
| tiger | טיגער |
| tigers | טיגערס |
| wolf | וואָלף |
| wolves | וועלף |
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