Feminine endings Flashcards

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-a, -anz, -enz, -ei, -ie, -heit, -keit, -ik, -sion, -tion, -sis, -tät, -ung, -ur, schaft

die Pizza, die Dissonanz (dissonance), die Frequenz (frequency), die Konditorei (pastry shop), die Demokratie (democracy), die Dummheit (stupidity), die Möglichkeit (possibility), die Musik (music), die Explosion, die Revolution, die Basis, die Realität (reality), die Prüfung (exam), die Prozedur (procedure), die Freundschaft (friendship)

Common exceptions:

das Sofa, das Genie (genius) ,der Atlantik, der Katholik, das Mosaik, der Pazifik, das Abitur (university-entrance diploma), das Purpur (purple)

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-in OR -frau denoting the female counterpart to a male person

die Studentin (female student), die Kauffrau (businesswoman)

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nouns ending in -e

die Blume (flower), die Lampe (lamp), die Katze (cat), die Decke (blanket; ceiling) die Collage, die Marionette

Some common exceptions: der Käse (cheese), das Auge (eye), das Ende (end), das Interesse (interest), most nouns that end with -e but begin with Ge- (e.g. das Genie)

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nouns (coming from verbs) ending in -t

die Ankunft (arrival), die Fahrt (drive), die Macht (power), die Aussicht (view)

Some common exceptions

der Dienst (service), der Durst (thirst), das Gift (poison)

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