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Gender Clues for Nouns Flashcards

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1
Q

Most nouns ending in -er that are agents of a specific activity are:

A

Masculine

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2
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Days, months, and seasons are always what gender?

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Masculine

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3
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Points of the compass are always what gender?

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Masculine

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4
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The noun ending -ig indicates what gender?

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Masculine

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5
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The noun ending -ich indicates what gender?

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Masculine

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6
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The noun ending -ing indicates what gender?

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Masculine

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The noun ending -ast indicates what gender?

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Masculine

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8
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The noun ending -mus indicates what gender?

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Masculine

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9
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The noun ending -in indicates what gender?

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Feminine

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10
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Names of most trees, flowers, and fruits are what gender?

A

Feminine

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The noun ending -ei indicates what gender?

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Feminine

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12
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The noun ending -ie indicates what gender?

A

Feminine

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13
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The noun ending -ik indicates what gender?

A

Feminine

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14
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The noun ending -ion indicates what gender?

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Feminine

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15
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The noun ending -heit indicates what gender?

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Feminine

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16
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The noun ending -keit indicates what gender?

A

Feminine

17
Q

The noun ending -schaft indicates what gender?

A

Feminine

18
Q

The noun ending -tät indicates what gender?

A

Feminine

19
Q

The noun ending -ung indicates what gender?

A

Feminine

20
Q

The noun ending -ur indicates what gender?

A

Feminine

21
Q

The diminutive noun ending -chen indicates what gender?

A

Neuter

22
Q

The diminutive noun ending -lein indicates what gender?

A

Neuter

23
Q

Diminutive forms usually have an umlaut for what stem vowels?

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a, o, u, au

24
Q

Most nouns of foreign origin that end in -o are what gender?

A

Neuter

25
Q

Infinitive used as nouns are what gender?

A

Neuter

26
Q

The noun ending -ium indicates what gender?

A

Neuter

27
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The noun ending -um indicates what gender?

A

Neuter

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