Breakdown of Alle Einladungen müssen heute noch verschickt werden.
heute
today
müssen
must
noch
still (up to now)
alle
all
Questions & Answers about Alle Einladungen müssen heute noch verschickt werden.
Why is Einladungen in the plural form here?
Einladungen is the plural of die Einladung (invitation).
The sentence is talking about all the invitations, not just one, so plural is required.
- Singular: die Einladung – the invitation
- Plural: die Einladungen – the invitations
Because the subject is plural, the verb also has to be plural (müssen, not muss).
What gender is Einladung, and how is its plural formed?
Einladung is a feminine noun: die Einladung.
The plural is made in a very typical feminine way:
- Add -en to form the plural
- The article die stays the same in nominative singular and plural
So:
- Singular: die Einladung
- Plural: die Einladungen
In this sentence, Alle Einladungen is nominative plural, because it’s the subject.
Why is there no article like die before Einladungen? Why not Alle die Einladungen?