Nouns

Question 1

Typical masculine noun endings

Answer 1

-er (der Physiker)
-ist (der Pianist)
-ling (der Frühling)
-ent (der Student)

Question 2

What gender are seasons, months, days of the week, parts of days, geographical directions, and weather phenomena? (With some exceptions)

Answer 2

Masculine

Exceptions: die Nacht, die Zukunft, das Jahr, and das Frühjahr (another name for Spring)

Question 3

What gender are most nouns ending in: -ig, -or, and -ismus?

Answer 3

Masculine

-ig (der Honig)
-or (der Motor)
-ismus (der Optimismus)

Question 4

Most two-syllable nouns ending in -e are feminine. What are some commonly used exceptions?

Answer 4

der Name, der Käse, das Auge

Question 5

What ending is added to make feminine nouns such as Studentin and Professorin plural?

Answer 5

-nen

die Studentinnen
die Professorinnen

Question 6

Generally, what gender are nouns ending in -ei, -ie, -heit, and -keit?

Answer 6

Feminine

-ei (die Bücherei)
-ie (die Drogerie)
-heit (die Gesundheit)
-keit (die Möglichkeit - possibility)

Question 7

Typically, what gender are nouns ending in -schaft, -ung, -ion, tät, and -ade?

Answer 7

Feminine

-schaft (die Mannschaft - team)
-ung (die Meinung)
-ion (die Reaktion)
-tät (die Universität)
-ade (die Fassade - façade)

Question 8

What gender are most nouns ending in -ik, -ur, -unft, and -enz?

Answer 8

Feminine

-ik (die Musik)
-ur (die Natur)
-unft (die Zukunft)
-enz (die Lizenz- license)