For the plural noun we can generally use two endings: _-en_ or - _s_. The latter is identical to the English plural form. Most nouns can only take either -en or -s as their plural endings but there is a substantial group of nouns that can take both.
de lamp | de lamp en | the lamp(s)
de tafel | de tafel s | the table(s)
Apart from these, there are a few more endings that are less common: _-eren_ and _-a._
het kind | de kind eren | the child(ren)
het museum | de muse a | the museum(s)
These nouns form a small minority and our attention will be focused mainly on - _en_ and - _s_. On the next pages, we will first look at how we add - _en_ and - _s_ to the singular form. Because we cannot just randomly pick an ending for a noun, we will then discuss the nouns that take - _en_ and those that take - _s_ in the plural.