German Noun Gender Flashcards

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1
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Seasons of the year?

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Masculine

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Months of the year?

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Masculine

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3
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Days of the week?

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Masculine

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4
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Males persons?

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Masculine

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5
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Male animals?

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Masculine

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6
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Points of the compass?

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Masculine

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7
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Words referring to winds and weather?

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Masculine

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8
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Rocks and minerals?

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Masculine

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9
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Alcoholic drinks?

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Masculine

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10
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Makes of car?

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Masculine

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11
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Rivers outside Germany?

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Masculine

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12
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Female persons?

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Feminine

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13
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Female animals?

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Feminine

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14
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Aeroplanes?

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Feminine

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15
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Motorbikes?

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Feminine

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16
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Ships?

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Feminine

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17
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Native German names of rivers?

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Feminine

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18
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Young persons?

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Neuter

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19
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Young animals?

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Neuter

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20
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Metals?

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Neuter

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21
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Chemical elements?

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Neuter

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22
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Physical units and entities (Atom, Watt etc)

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Neuter

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23
Q

Letters of the alphabet?

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Neuter

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24
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Other parts of speech used as nouns

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Neuter

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25
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Hotels, Cafes, Restaurants and Cinemas?

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Neuter

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26
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Names of Continents, Countries, Provinces and Towns?

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Neuter (there are exceptions including dir Turkei, die Schweiz, der Irak, der Iran)

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27
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Ending in -ant? (Passant)

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Masculine

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28
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Ending in -ig? (Honig)

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Masculine

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29
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Ending in -or? (Motor)

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Masculine

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30
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Ending in -ast? (Kontrast)

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Masculine

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31
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Ending in -ismus? (Idealismus)

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Masculine

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32
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Ending in -us? (Rhythmus)

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Masculine (but see das Genus, das Tempus)

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33
Q

Ending in -ich? (Teppich)

A

Masculine

34
Q

Ending in -ling?

A

Masculine

35
Q

Ending in -a? (Villa)

A

Feminine

36
Q

Ending in -enz? (Existenz)

A

Feminine

37
Q

Ending in -ik? (Panik)

A

Feminine

38
Q

Ending in -schaft? (Botschaft)

A

Feminine

39
Q

Ending in -tion? (Revolution)

A

Feminine

40
Q

Ending in -ur? (Natur)

A

Feminine

41
Q

Ending in -anz? (Eleganz)

A

Feminine

42
Q

Ending in -heit? (Gesundheit)

A

Feminine

43
Q

Ending in -in? (Freundin)

A

Feminine

44
Q

Ending in-sion? (Explosion)

A

Feminine

45
Q

Ending in -tät? (Universität)

A

Feminine

46
Q

Ending in -ei? (Bücherei)

A

Feminine

47
Q

Ending in -ie? (Biologie)

A

Feminine

48
Q

Ending in -keit? (Heiterkeit)

A

Feminine

49
Q

Ending in -sis? (Basis)

A

Feminine

50
Q

Ending in -ung? (Bedeutung)

A

Feminine

51
Q

Ending in -chen? (Mädchen)

A

Neuter

52
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Ending in -it? (Dynamit)

A

Neuter

53
Q

Ending in -ment? (Appartement)

A

Neuter

54
Q

Ending in -um? (Album)

A

Neuter

55
Q

Ending in -icht? (Dickicht)

A

Neuter

56
Q

Ending in -lein? (Büchlein)

A

Neuter

57
Q

Ending in -tel (Viertel)

A

Neuter

58
Q

Ending in -il (Ventil)

A

Neuter

59
Q

Ending in -ma? (Schema)

A

Neuter

60
Q

Ending in -tum? (Eigentum)

A

Neuter

61
Q

Ending in -er denoting persons?

A

Masculine

62
Q

Ending in -en formed from verbs? (Essen)

A

Neuter (das Essen, das Kommen)

63
Q

Ending in -e? (Blume)

A

90% Feminine

64
Q

Nouns with prefix Ge- (Gespräch)

A

90% Neuter

65
Q

Ending in -nis (Ereignis)

A

70% Neuter

66
Q

Ending in -sal? (Schicksal)

A

70% Neuter

67
Q

Ending in -al? (Lineal)

A

Neuter referring to things
Masculine referring to persons

68
Q

Ending in -är? (Militär)

A

Neuter referring to things
Masculine referring to persons

69
Q

Ending in -ett? (Etikett)

A

Neuter referring to things
Masculine referring to persons

70
Q

Ending in -o? (Büro)

A

Neuter referring to things
Masculine referring to persons

71
Q

Ending in -an? (Organ)

A

Neuter referring to things
Masculine referring to persons

72
Q

Ending in -at? (Sekretariat)

A

Neuter referring to things
Masculine referring to persons

73
Q

Ending in -ier? (Papier)

A

Neuter referring to things
Masculine referring to persons

74
Q

Ending in -on? (Mikrophon)

A

Neuter referring to things
Masculine referring to persons

75
Q

Ending in -ar? (Formular)

A

Neuter referring to things
Masculine referring to persons

76
Q

Ending in -ent? (Talent)

A

Neuter referring to things
Masculine referring to persons

77
Q

Ending in -iv? (Adjektiv)

A

Neuter referring to things
Masculine referring to persons

78
Q

Compound words have the gender of?

A

The last component

79
Q

The gender of abbreviations is?

A

Determined by the full word?

80
Q

Gender of English loan words?

A

60% masculine otherwise mostly neuter