Gender rules in general Flashcards
Learn how to more or less always how to determine gender in German
What suffixes are always neuter(1)
-chen -lein
what suffixes are usually neuter?(1)
-o -ing
What suffixes are masculine(maskulin) in German for like 95% of cases
-ling -ich -ismus
What are the given percentages for genders. In other words how many % is masculine how % is feminine and how many % is neuter
34% are masculine
20% are neuter
46% are feminin
What is a suffix?
1.
a added morpheme at the end of a word to form a derivative (e.g. -ation, -fy, -ing, -itis ).
What are mostly masculine suffixes?(1)
-er -ant -ist
What are mostly masculine suffixes(2)
-ig -or -är
What are mostly masculine suffixes(3)
-Eur -ent
There are ofc almost always exceptions for genders in general
There are ofc almost always exceptions for genders in general
What are mostly feminine suffixes?(1)
-tät -enz -ur
what are mostly feminine suffixes?(2)
-ik -ion -ung
What are mostly feminine suffixes?(3)
-e -ei
What are usually neutural suffixes?(2)
-eau -tum -ment
What are usually neuter suffixes? (3)
-ium -ett -chen
What is always feminine?(1)
All numbers
What is mostly feminine?(1)
Most planes(boeing), most motorcycles (yamaha), ships (titanic)
What is always masculine?
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.