how to guess gender: Flashcards

1
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Male people, male animals

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der (der Mann, der Professor, der Lehrer, der Stier)

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2
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Many instruments/things that do things (when these words end in -er or -or)

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der (der Computer, der Toaster, der Kugelschreiber, der Motor)

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3
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Days, months, seasons, most weather

elements

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der (der Tag, der Freitag, der September, der Winter

der Schnee, der Regen, der Nebel)

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4
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Points on the compass:

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der (der Norden, der Süden, der Osten, der Westen)

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5
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Makes (names) of cars:

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der (der Volkswagen/der VW, der Porsche, der Toyota

BUT NOTE: das Auto)

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6
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Most non-German rivers

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der (der Mississippi, der Mekong, der Nil, der Amazonas)

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7
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Most nouns ending in -en

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der (der Garten, der Hafen [=harbour], der Ofen [=oven])

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8
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-ig

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der (der Honig [=honey], der Käfig [=cage])

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9
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-ling

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der (der Schwächling [=weakling])

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10
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-ant

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der (der Elefant, der Lieferant [=supplier], der Kontrast)

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11
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-us

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der (der Idealismus, der Kommunismus, der Zirkus)

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12
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Female people, female animals

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die (die Frau, die Professorin, die Kuh, die Gans)

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13
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Most German rivers

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die (die Donau, die Mosel, die Elbe, die Weser, die Oder

BUT NOTE: der Rhein, der Main)

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14
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Most nouns ending in -e

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die (BUT NOTE: der Käse, der Name, das Ende, das Auge, der Affe [and other animals], der Biologe [and other male job designations], der Kunde [=customer])

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15
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-ei

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die (die Bücherei (library), die Datei (file [on a computer]))

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16
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-schaft

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die (die Wissenschaft [=science], die Freundschaft [=friendship]; die Wirtschaft [=economy; also means “pub”!])

17
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-heit und -keit

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die (die Dummheit [=stupidity], die Schwierigkeit [=difficulty])

18
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-ung

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die (die Landung [=landing], die Bedeutung [=meaning])

19
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-tät

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die (die Universität, die Elektrizität)

20
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-ion

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die (die Situation, die Religion, die Funktion)

21
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-ik

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die (die Logik, die Ethik, die Symbolik, die Mechanik)

22
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-ie

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die (die Philosophie, die Biologie, die Monotonie, die Magie)

23
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-enz und -anz

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die (die Frequenz, die Toleranz, die Diskrepanz)

24
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-ur

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die (die Kultur, die Prozedur, die Natur)

25
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Human babies and animal babies

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das (das Baby, das Kind, das Kalb, das Lamm)

26
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Most metals

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das (das Gold, das Kupfer, das Silber, das Nickel, das Kadmium)

27
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Verb infinitives turned into nouns

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das (das Leben [=life], das Schwimmen (as in: Swimming is fun))

28
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Collectives with Ge-

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das (das Gebäude [=building], das Gebirge [=mountain range], das Geschrei [=screaming], das Gebüsch [=bushes])

29
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Nouns w. diminutive suffixes: -chen, -lein (and their dialect forms: -le, -erl, -el, -li)

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das (das Kindlein, das Mädchen, das Hartmutchen

Hänsel & Gretel)

30
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Nouns ending in -ment or -(i)um

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das (das Experiment, das Museum, das Datum, das Opium)