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The Class with -e: Class II by Jeffery Donley, Ph.D.

The general rule for Class II nouns is to take the nominative singular of the noun and attach an -e. Except for neuter nouns, when you construct the plural you must add an umlaut to most nouns of Class II. However, you do not change the stem vowel to one with an umlaut in the plural for the German words Tag, Jahr, or Monat.

Class II includes masculine, neuter, and feminine nouns of more than one syllable ending in -ig, -ing, -ling, -sal, -kunft, and -nis. For this last group you are to double the s before the plural ending: -isse. And when the last component of compound nouns consists of a one-syllable noun, these are also Class II nouns.

Exercise 7

In the first four questions, decline the masculine singular word for son (der Sohn), in questions 5–8, the plural of son.

<tgroup cols="3"> <colspec colname="col1" colnum="1" colwidth="33%" align="left" rowsep="0" colsep="0"/> <colspec colname="col2" colnum="2" colwidth="33%" align="left" rowsep="0" colsep="0"/> <colspec colname="col3" colnum="3" colwidth="34%" align="left" rowsep="0" colsep="0"/> <tbody> <tr> <td><p>1. Acc:</p></td> <td><p><emphasis>den</emphasis></p></td> <td><p>________________</p></td> </tr> <tr> <td><p>2. Nom:</p></td> <td><p><emphasis>der</emphasis></p></td> <td><p>________________</p></td> </tr> <tr> <td><p>3. Gen:</p></td> <td><p><emphasis>des</emphasis></p></td> <td><p>________________</p></td> </tr> <tr> <td><p>4. Dat:</p></td> <td><p><emphasis>dem</emphasis></p></td> <td><p>________________</p></td> </tr> <tr> <td><p>5. Acc:</p></td> <td><p><emphasis>die</emphasis></p></td> <td><p>________________</p></td> </tr> <tr> <td><p>6. Nom:</p></td> <td><p><emphasis>die</emphasis></p></td> <td><p>________________</p></td> </tr> <tr> <td><p>7. Gen:</p></td> <td><p><emphasis>der</emphasis></p></td> <td><p>________________</p></td> </tr> <tr> <td><p>8. Dat:</p></td> <td><p><emphasis>den</emphasis></p></td> <td><p>________________</p></td> </tr> </tbody> </tgroup> </table> <h2>Exercise 8</h2> <p>In the first four questions, decline the feminine singular word for night (<emphasis>die Nacht</emphasis>), in questions 5–8, the plural of night. Fill in the blanks using the following three words: <emphasis>Nacht</emphasis>, <emphasis>Nächte</emphasis>, and <emphasis>Nächten</emphasis>.</p> <table frame="none" width="100%"> <title/> <tgroup cols="3"> <colspec colname="col1" colnum="1" colwidth="33%" align="left" rowsep="0" colsep="0"/> <colspec colname="col2" colnum="2" colwidth="33%" align="left" rowsep="0" colsep="0"/> <colspec colname="col3" colnum="3" colwidth="34%" align="left" rowsep="0" colsep="0"/> <tbody> <tr> <td><p>1. Acc:</p></td> <td><p><emphasis>die</emphasis></p></td> <td><p>________________</p></td> </tr> <tr> <td><p>2. Nom:</p></td> <td><p><emphasis>die</emphasis></p></td> <td><p>________________</p></td> </tr> <tr> <td><p>3. Gen:</p></td> <td><p><emphasis>der</emphasis></p></td> <td><p>________________</p></td> </tr> <tr> <td><p>4. Dat:</p></td> <td><p><emphasis>der</emphasis></p></td> <td><p>________________</p></td> </tr> <tr> <td><p>5. Dat:</p></td> <td><p><emphasis>den</emphasis></p></td> <td><p>________________</p></td> </tr> <tr> <td><p>6. Acc:</p></td> <td><p><emphasis>die</emphasis></p></td> <td><p>________________</p></td> </tr> <tr> <td><p>7. Gen:</p></td> <td><p><emphasis>der</emphasis></p></td> <td><p>________________</p></td> </tr> <tr> <td><p>8. Nom:</p></td> <td><p><emphasis>die</emphasis></p></td> <td><p>________________</p></td> </tr> </tbody> </tgroup> </table> <h2>Exercise 9</h2> <p>In the first four questions, decline the feminine singular word for hand (<emphasis>die Hand</emphasis>), in questions 5–8, the plural of hand.</p> <table frame="none" width="100%"> <title/> <tgroup cols="3"> <colspec colname="col1" colnum="1" colwidth="33%" align="left" rowsep="0" colsep="0"/> <colspec colname="col2" colnum="2" colwidth="33%" align="left" rowsep="0" colsep="0"/> <colspec colname="col3" colnum="3" colwidth="34%" align="left" rowsep="0" colsep="0"/> <tbody> <tr> <td><p>1. Acc:</p></td> <td><p><emphasis>die</emphasis></p></td> <td><p>________________</p></td> </tr> <tr> <td><p>2. Dat:</p></td> <td><p><emphasis>der</emphasis></p></td> <td><p>________________</p></td> </tr> <tr> <td><p>3. Gen:</p></td> <td><p><emphasis>der</emphasis></p></td> <td><p>________________</p></td> </tr> <tr> <td><p>4. Nom:</p></td> <td><p><emphasis>die</emphasis></p></td> <td><p>________________</p></td> </tr> <tr> <td><p>5. Acc:</p></td> <td><p><emphasis>die</emphasis></p></td> <td><p>________________</p></td> </tr> <tr> <td><p>6. Dat:</p></td> <td><p><emphasis>den</emphasis></p></td> <td><p>________________</p></td> </tr> <tr> <td><p>7. Nom:</p></td> <td><p><emphasis>die</emphasis></p></td> <td><p>________________</p></td> </tr> <tr> <td><p>8. Gen:</p></td> <td><p><emphasis>der</emphasis></p></td> <td><p>________________</p></td> </tr> </tbody> </tgroup> </table> <h2>Exercise 10</h2> <p>In the first four questions, decline the masculine singular word for day (<emphasis>der Tag</emphasis>), in questions 5–8, the plural of day.</p> <table frame="none" width="100%"> <title/> <tgroup cols="3"> <colspec colname="col1" colnum="1" colwidth="33%" align="left" rowsep="0" colsep="0"/> <colspec colname="col2" colnum="2" colwidth="33%" align="left" rowsep="0" colsep="0"/> <colspec colname="col3" colnum="3" colwidth="34%" align="left" rowsep="0" colsep="0"/> <tbody> <tr> <td><p>1. Gen:</p></td> <td><p><emphasis>des</emphasis></p></td> <td><p>________________</p></td> </tr> <tr> <td><p>2. Nom:</p></td> <td><p><emphasis>der</emphasis></p></td> <td><p>________________</p></td> </tr> <tr> <td><p>3. Acc:</p></td> <td><p><emphasis>den</emphasis></p></td> <td><p>________________</p></td> </tr> <tr> <td><p>4. Dat:</p></td> <td><p><emphasis>dem</emphasis></p></td> <td><p>________________</p></td> </tr> <tr> <td><p>5. Gen:</p></td> <td><p><emphasis>der</emphasis></p></td> <td><p>________________</p></td> </tr> <tr> <td><p>6. Nom:</p></td> <td><p><emphasis>die</emphasis></p></td> <td><p>________________</p></td> </tr> <tr> <td><p>7. Acc:</p></td> <td><p><emphasis>die</emphasis></p></td> <td><p>________________</p></td> </tr> <tr> <td><p>8. Dat:</p></td> <td><p><emphasis>den</emphasis></p></td> <td><p>________________</p></td> </tr> </tbody> </tgroup> </table> <h2>Exercise 11</h2> <p>In the first four questions, decline the masculine singular word for month (<emphasis>der Monat</emphasis>), in questions 5–8, the plural of month. Some of the examples have mistakes. Find the mistakes and correct them.</p> <table frame="none" width="100%"> <title/> <tgroup cols="3"> <colspec colname="col1" colnum="1" colwidth="33%" align="left" rowsep="0" colsep="0"/> <colspec colname="col2" colnum="2" colwidth="33%" align="left" rowsep="0" colsep="0"/> <colspec colname="col3" colnum="3" colwidth="34%" align="left" rowsep="0" colsep="0"/> <tbody> <tr> <td><p>1. Acc:</p></td> <td><p><emphasis>den Monat</emphasis></p></td> <td><p>________________</p></td> </tr> <tr> <td><p>2. Gen:</p></td> <td><p><emphasis>des Monat</emphasis></p></td> <td><p>________________</p></td> </tr> <tr> <td><p>3. Nom:</p></td> <td><p><emphasis>der Monat</emphasis></p></td> <td><p>________________</p></td> </tr> <tr> <td><p>4. Dat:</p></td> <td><p><emphasis>dem Monats</emphasis></p></td> <td><p>________________</p></td> </tr> <tr> <td><p>5. Dat:</p></td> <td><p><emphasis>den Monate</emphasis></p></td> <td><p>________________</p></td> </tr> <tr> <td><p>6. Acc:</p></td> <td><p><emphasis>die Monate</emphasis></p></td> <td><p>________________</p></td> </tr> <tr> <td><p>7. Gen:</p></td> <td><p><emphasis>der Monaten</emphasis></p></td> <td><p>________________</p></td> </tr> <tr> <td><p>8. Nom:</p></td> <td><p><emphasis>die Monate</emphasis></p></td> <td><p>________________</p></td> </tr> </tbody> </tgroup> </table> <h2>Exercise 12</h2> <p>In the first four questions, decline the neuter singular word for year (<emphasis>das Jahr</emphasis>), in questions 5–8, the plural of year.</p> <table frame="none" width="100%"> <title/> <tgroup cols="3"> <colspec colname="col1" colnum="1" colwidth="33%" align="left" rowsep="0" colsep="0"/> <colspec colname="col2" colnum="2" colwidth="33%" align="left" rowsep="0" colsep="0"/> <colspec colname="col3" colnum="3" colwidth="34%" align="left" rowsep="0" colsep="0"/> <tbody> <tr> <td><p>1. Acc:</p></td> <td><p><emphasis>das</emphasis></p></td> <td><p>________________</p></td> </tr> <tr> <td><p>2. Dat:</p></td> <td><p><emphasis>dem</emphasis></p></td> <td><p>________________</p></td> </tr> <tr> <td><p>3. Gen:</p></td> <td><p><emphasis>des</emphasis></p></td> <td><p>________________</p></td> </tr> <tr> <td><p>4. Nom:</p></td> <td><p><emphasis>das</emphasis></p></td> <td><p>________________</p></td> </tr> <tr> <td><p>5. Gen:</p></td> <td><p><emphasis>der</emphasis></p></td> <td><p>________________</p></td> </tr> <tr> <td><p>6. Acc:</p></td> <td><p><emphasis>die</emphasis></p></td> <td><p>________________</p></td> </tr> <tr> <td><p>7. Nom:</p></td> <td><p><emphasis>die</emphasis></p></td> <td><p>________________</p></td> </tr> <tr> <td><p>8. 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