German Nouns

Question 1

What genders can German nouns have?

Answer 1

• masculine
• feminine
• neuter

Question 2

Why is it important to know the gender of a German noun?

Answer 2

Gender affects the form of accompanying words, e.g. adjectives, articles, pronouns

Question 3

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the man

Answer 3

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

Answer 4

der Löwe

Most nouns referring to male animals are masculine

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the summer

Answer 5

der Sommer

Nouns refering to seasons are masculine

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Friday

Answer 6

der Freitag

Nouns refering to days of the week are masculine

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the North

Answer 7

der Norden

Nouns refering to points of the compass are masculine

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the alarm clock

Answer 8

der Wecker

Nouns refering to things that perform an action are masculine

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the computer

Answer 9

der Computer

Borrowed nouns are often masculine

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the capitalism

Answer 10

der Kapitalismus

Words ending in -ismus are often masculine

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the safe

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der Tresor

Words ending in -or are often masculine

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the carpet

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der Teppich

Words ending in -ich are often masculine

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the vinegar

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der Essig

Words ending in -ig are often masculine

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the spring

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der Frühling

Words ending in -ling are often masculine

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the woman

Answer 15

die Frau

Most nouns referring to women are feminine

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the cow

Answer 16

die Kuh

Most nouns referring to female animals are femine

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the wrinkle

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die Falte

Most nouns ending in -e are feminine

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the bridge

Answer 18

die Brücke

Most nouns ending in -e are feminine

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the beauty

Answer 19

die Schönheit

Most nouns ending in -heit are feminine

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the sight

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die Sehenswürdigkeit

Most nouns ending in -keit are feminine

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the Union

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die Gewerkschaft

Most nouns ending in -schaft are feminine

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the newspaper

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die Zeitung

Most nouns ending in -ung are feminine

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the bakery

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die Bäckerei

Most nouns ending in -ei are feminine

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the dishes

Answer 24

das Geschirr

Most nouns beginning with Ge- are neuter

Question 25

# Translate to German the creature

Answer 25

das Geschöpf | Most nouns beginning with **Ge-** are **neuter**

Question 26

# Translate to German the crop

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das Getreide | Most nouns beginning with **Ge-** are **neuter**

Question 27

# Translate to German the little table

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das Tischlein | Most nouns ending **-lein** are **neuter**

Question 28

# Translate to German the little house

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das Häuschen | Most nouns ending in **-chen** are **neuter**

Question 29

# Translate to German the event

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das Ereignis | Most nouns ending in **-nis** are **neuter**

Question 30

# Translate to German the ownership

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das Eigentum | Most nouns ending in **-tum** are **neuter**

Question 31

# Translate to German a third of it

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ein Drittel davon | **Fractions** are **neuter**

Question 32

# Translate to German the baby

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das Baby | **Young animals/humans** are **neuter**

Question 33

# Translate to German the child

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das Kind | Young **animals/humans** are **neuter**

Question 34

# Translate to German the calf

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das Kalb | Young **animals/humans** are **neuter**

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# Translate to German the Lamb

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das Lamm | Young **animals/humans** are **neuter**

Question 36

# Translate to German the swimming

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das Schwimmen | When **infinitives** are used as nouns, they are **neuter**

Question 37

# Translate to German the playing

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das Spielen | When **infinitives** are used as nouns, they are **neuter**

Question 38

# Translate to German the bicyling

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das Radfahren | When **infinitives** are used as nouns, they are **neuter**

Question 39

# Translate to German the man, the woman

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der Mann, die Frau | In German, sometime different words are used for male and female

Question 40

# Translate to German the father, the mother

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der Vater, die Mutter | In German, sometime different words are used for male and female

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# Translate to German the bull, the cow

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der Bulle, die Kuh | In German, sometime different words are used for male and female

Question 42

# Translate to German the teacher (male) and the teacher (female)

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der Lehrer und die Lehrerin | In German, a masculine noun can be made **feminine** by adding **-in**

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# Translate to German the teachers

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die Lehrer und die Lehrerinnen | In German, a plural masc noun can be made feminine by adding **-innen**

Question 44

# Translate to German the reader (male), the reader (female)

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der Leser, die Leserin | In German, a **masc** noun can be made **feminine** by adding **-in**

Question 45

# Translate to German the watch

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die Armbanduhr | The gender of a compound noun is taken from the last noun **(die Uhr**)

Question 46

# Translate to German the volume (book), the ribbon

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der Band, das Band | With some words, the meaning is changed by changing the gender