Breakdown of Es gibt hier viele irreguläre Muster.
hier
here
viel
much / a lot
es gibt
there is / there are
das Muster
the pattern
Questions & Answers about Es gibt hier viele irreguläre Muster.
Why does irreguläre use the prefix ir- instead of the standard German un- to mean "irregular"?
Because the base word regulär is borrowed from Latin. In German, these loanwords often keep their original Latin negative prefixes. The standard Latin prefix is in-, but it assimilates (changes to match) the starting letter of the base word for easier pronunciation. Before an "r", in- becomes ir-, giving us irregulär.
Why does the adjective end in -e (irreguläre)?
The phrase Es gibt (there is/are) always requires the accusative case. Because we are talking about plural patterns, we need the accusative plural. After indefinite numerals like viele, the following adjective takes the strong declension ending. For the plural accusative, that strong ending is -e.
How can you tell Muster is plural here if it looks exactly like the singular form (das Muster)?
Since "patterns" is plural, why doesn't the sentence use a plural verb like Es geben or Da sind?