nominativplural

nominativplural, or nominative plural, is the grammatical case used for the subject of a finite verb in languages that mark case. It signals both plural number and the nominative function of the noun or pronoun.

In German, the nominative plural is the form used for subjects and for predicate nouns in plural. The definite article die marks nominative plural, while the indefinite article has no plural form. Adjectives preceding plural nouns show endings that depend on whether a definite article is present: after die, adjectives take weak endings (die guten Katzen); without an article, adjectives take strong endings (gute Katzen). Nouns themselves form a plural that must agree with the determiners and adjectives in number and case; some nouns also alter vowels or add endings, and a few form plurals with umlauts or irregular patterns.

Examples: Die Katzen schlafen. Die Hunde spielen. Katzen schlafen. Gute Katzen schlafen.

Beyond German, nominative plural exists in many languages with case systems, such as Latin, Russian, or Icelandic, each with its own plural endings. In English, there is typically no explicit nominative case marking on nouns; the subject is identified by word order.

Summary: nominativplural is the plural form of the nominative case used for subjects, with language-specific rules governing article, adjective, and noun agreement.