Gender rules in general Flashcards

Learn how to more or less always how to determine gender in German

1
Q

What suffixes are always neuter(1)

A

-chen -lein

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2
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what suffixes are usually neuter?(1)

A

-o -ing

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3
Q

What suffixes are masculine(maskulin) in German for like 95% of cases

A

-ling -ich -ismus

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4
Q

What are the given percentages for genders. In other words how many % is masculine how % is feminine and how many % is neuter

A

34% are masculine
20% are neuter
46% are feminin

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5
Q

What is a suffix?

A

1.
a added morpheme at the end of a word to form a derivative (e.g. -ation, -fy, -ing, -itis ).

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6
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What are mostly masculine suffixes?(1)

A

-er -ant -ist

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7
Q

What are mostly masculine suffixes(2)

A

-ig -or -är

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8
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What are mostly masculine suffixes(3)

A

-Eur -ent

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9
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There are ofc almost always exceptions for genders in general

A

There are ofc almost always exceptions for genders in general

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10
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What are mostly feminine suffixes?(1)

A

-tät -enz -ur

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11
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what are mostly feminine suffixes?(2)

A

-ik -ion -ung

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12
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What are mostly feminine suffixes?(3)

A

-e -ei

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13
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What are usually neutural suffixes?(2)

A

-eau -tum -ment

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14
Q

What are usually neuter suffixes? (3)

A

-ium -ett -chen

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15
Q

What is always feminine?(1)

A

All numbers

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16
Q

What is mostly feminine?(1)

A

Most planes(boeing), most motorcycles (yamaha), ships (titanic)

17
Q

What is always masculine?

A

All days of the week(der montag etc.), all months are masculine (der Mai), and all seasons except for 1 which is (das frühjahr
( other way to say fall), it’s also always Der (insert car BRAND) for example der mercedes.