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German Nouns Flashcards

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What genders can German nouns have?

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  • masculine
  • feminine
  • neuter
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Why is it important to know the gender of a German noun?

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

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the man

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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

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der Löwe

Most nouns referring to male animals are masculine

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the summer

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der Sommer

Nouns refering to seasons are masculine

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Friday

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der Freitag

Nouns refering to days of the week are masculine

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the North

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der Norden

Nouns refering to points of the compass are masculine

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the alarm clock

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der Wecker

Nouns refering to things that perform an action are masculine

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the computer

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der Computer

Borrowed nouns are often masculine

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the capitalism

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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

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die Frau

Most nouns referring to women are feminine

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the cow

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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

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die Brücke

Most nouns ending in -e are feminine

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the beauty

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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

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das Geschirr

Most nouns beginning with Ge- are neuter

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the creature

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das Geschöpf

Most nouns beginning with Ge- are neuter

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the crop

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das Getreide

Most nouns beginning with Ge- are neuter

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the little table

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das Tischlein

Most nouns ending -lein are neuter

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the little house

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das Häuschen

Most nouns ending in -chen are neuter

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the event

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das Ereignis

Most nouns ending in -nis are neuter

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the ownership

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das Eigentum

Most nouns ending in -tum are neuter

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a third of it

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ein Drittel davon

Fractions are neuter

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the baby

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das Baby

Young animals/humans are neuter

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the child

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das Kind

Young animals/humans are neuter

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the calf

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das Kalb

Young animals/humans are neuter

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the Lamb

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das Lamm

Young animals/humans are neuter

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the swimming

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das Schwimmen

When infinitives are used as nouns, they are neuter

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the playing

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das Spielen

When infinitives are used as nouns, they are neuter

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the bicyling

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das Radfahren

When infinitives are used as nouns, they are neuter

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the man, the woman

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der Mann, die Frau

In German, sometime different words are used for male and female

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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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the bull, the cow

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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)

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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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the teachers

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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)

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der Leser, die Leserin

In German, a masc noun can be made feminine by adding -in

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the watch

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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

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der Band, das Band

With some words, the meaning is changed by changing the gender

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