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Connecting -er

B1Nouns And Articles · lesson 28 of 29

Sometimes, we use the connector -er for words that get -eren the plural for (see [plural nouns](#/lesson/NounsAndArticles.13)).

het kind + de wagen | de kinderwagen | the buggy

het ei + de dooier | de eierdooier | the egg-yolk

het kalf + de liefde | de kalverliefde | the ('calf') love between teenagers

het rund + het gehakt | het rundergehakt | the minced beef

The connector -er is very uncommon. Even words that take -eren as a plural ending, usually get -e, -en, -s.

Next to kalverliefde, we also have kalfskarbonade (veal-cutlet), next eierdooier also eiwit (protein) and eicel (egg-cell), and next to rundergehakt also rundvlees (beef).

Connector -s No connector
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