German Nouns Flashcards
What genders can German nouns have?
- masculine
- feminine
- neuter
Why is it important to know the gender of a German noun?
Gender affects the form of accompanying words, e.g. adjectives, articles, pronouns
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the man
der Mann
Most nouns referring to men and boys are masculine
Nouns always start with a capital letter in German
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the lion
der Löwe
Most nouns referring to male animals are masculine
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the summer
der Sommer
Nouns refering to seasons are masculine
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Friday
der Freitag
Nouns refering to days of the week are masculine
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the North
der Norden
Nouns refering to points of the compass are masculine
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the alarm clock
der Wecker
Nouns refering to things that perform an action are masculine
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the computer
der Computer
Borrowed nouns are often masculine
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the capitalism
der Kapitalismus
Words ending in -ismus are often masculine
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the safe
der Tresor
Words ending in -or are often masculine
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the carpet
der Teppich
Words ending in -ich are often masculine
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the vinegar
der Essig
Words ending in -ig are often masculine
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the spring
der Frühling
Words ending in -ling are often masculine
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the woman
die Frau
Most nouns referring to women are feminine
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the cow
die Kuh
Most nouns referring to female animals are femine
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the wrinkle
die Falte
Most nouns ending in -e are feminine
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the bridge
die Brücke
Most nouns ending in -e are feminine
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the beauty
die Schönheit
Most nouns ending in -heit are feminine
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the sight
die Sehenswürdigkeit
Most nouns ending in -keit are feminine
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the Union
die Gewerkschaft
Most nouns ending in -schaft are feminine
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the newspaper
die Zeitung
Most nouns ending in -ung are feminine
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the bakery
die Bäckerei
Most nouns ending in -ei are feminine
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the dishes
das Geschirr
Most nouns beginning with Ge- are neuter
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the creature
das Geschöpf
Most nouns beginning with Ge- are neuter
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the crop
das Getreide
Most nouns beginning with Ge- are neuter
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the little table
das Tischlein
Most nouns ending -lein are neuter
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the little house
das Häuschen
Most nouns ending in -chen are neuter
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the event
das Ereignis
Most nouns ending in -nis are neuter
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the ownership
das Eigentum
Most nouns ending in -tum are neuter
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a third of it
ein Drittel davon
Fractions are neuter
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the baby
das Baby
Young animals/humans are neuter
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the child
das Kind
Young animals/humans are neuter
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the calf
das Kalb
Young animals/humans are neuter
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the Lamb
das Lamm
Young animals/humans are neuter
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the swimming
das Schwimmen
When infinitives are used as nouns, they are neuter
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the playing
das Spielen
When infinitives are used as nouns, they are neuter
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the bicyling
das Radfahren
When infinitives are used as nouns, they are neuter
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the man, the woman
der Mann, die Frau
In German, sometime different words are used for male and female
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the father, the mother
der Vater, die Mutter
In German, sometime different words are used for male and female
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the bull, the cow
der Bulle, die Kuh
In German, sometime different words are used for male and female
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the teacher (male) and the teacher (female)
der Lehrer und die Lehrerin
In German, a masculine noun can be made feminine by adding -in
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the teachers
die Lehrer und die Lehrerinnen
In German, a plural masc noun can be made feminine by adding -innen
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the reader (male), the reader (female)
der Leser, die Leserin
In German, a masc noun can be made feminine by adding -in
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the watch
die Armbanduhr
The gender of a compound noun is taken from the last noun (die Uhr)
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the volume (book), the ribbon
der Band, das Band
With some words, the meaning is changed by changing the gender
