Grammar

Question 1

female gender identifiers

Answer 1

1. tend to be those that describe females
2. end in -in
3. end in -ung, -heit, -keit, -ion, -schaft, -tät,
4. tend to end in -e

Question 2

male gender identifiers

Answer 2

1. tend to be those that describe males

2. often end in -er, -en, -el

Question 3

neuter gender identifiers

Answer 3

1. end in -chen or -lein (diminutives)
2. end in -um
3. tend to end in -tum

Question 4

diminutive suffixes

Answer 4

-chen and -lein

Question 5

accusative case

Answer 5

der -> den
ein -> einen
changes only in male nouns

Question 6

gender of combo words

Answer 6

depends on the gender of the last word

Question 7

negative

Answer 7

nicht usually goes after the verb

Question 8

pronouns

Answer 8

depend on the gender of the noun, not on whether it’s (in)animate

Question 9

female plurals

Answer 9

• many formed with -n or -en

- many based on tradition (umlaut and/or -n, etc.)

Question 10

male plurals

Answer 10

• many formed with -e (and umlaut)
• if a singular noun ends with -er, -en, -el, there is no additional ending, but sometimes an umlaut is added
• many have their own plural forms

Question 11

neuter plurals

Answer 11

• many formed with -er (and umlaut)

- if a singular noun is a diminutive, there is no additional ending

Question 12

in

Answer 12

in, im (in dem), in der

Question 13

on

Answer 13

an, am (an dem), an der

Question 14

zu

Answer 14

zu, zu (zu dem), zu der