nouns

Question 1

What does every German noun start with?

Answer 1

Every German noun starts with a capital letter.

der Apfel (apple)

Question 2

Every German noun has a gender. What are the 3 genders?

Answer 2

1. Masculine
   
   • der Apfel (the apple)
2. Feminine
   
   • die Kartoffel (the potato)
3. Neuter
   
   • das Ei (the egg)

Question 3

Which form of a noun is given in a dictionary?

Answer 3

The nominative singular form.

Often shown with the definite article and in brackets, what needs to be added to form the plural.

die Kartoffel (-n), the potato

Question 4

What are the 6 main ways to make a noun plural in German?

Answer 4

• No change
  
  • der Metzger … die Metzger (butchers)
• add an ‘e’ to the end
  
  • der Tag … die Tage (days)
• add ‘er’ to the end
  
  • das Lied … die Lieder (songs)
• add an ‘s’ to the end
  
  • das Sofa … die Sofas (sofas)
• add an ‘n’ to the end
  
  • die Straße … die Straßen (streets)
• add an ‘en’ on the end
  
  • das Bett … die Betten (beds)

Question 5

Additionally, an umlaut may be added to the stressed syllable in 3 of the 6 main ways of creating plurals, which ones?

Answer 5

• No change plus umlaut
  
  • der Apfel … die Äpfel (apples)
• add ‘e’ to the end plus umlaut
  
  • die Hand … die Hände (hands)
• add ‘er’ to the end plus umlaut
  
  • das Haus … die Häuser

Question 6

What is a weak noun?

Answer 6

A weak noun is a masculine noun that with the exception of the nominative case, has all other cases ending in -en or -n

• der Junge (nom)
• den Jungen (acc)
• dem Jungen (gen)
• des Jungen (dat)

Usually they are words for people or animals.

Question 7

Nouns sometimes change, depending upon what case they are in. What are the endings for the 4 cases?

Answer 7

Noun Endings

Masc__Fem__Neut__Plural

Nom - - - -

Acc - - - -

Gen -s - -s -

Dat - - - -n

Question 8

Generally, what gender are nouns of format:-?

-ich

Answer 8

masculine

Question 9

Generally, what gender are nouns of format:-?

-ig

Answer 9

masculine

Question 10

Generally, what gender are nouns of format:-?

-us

Answer 10

masculine

Question 11

Generally, what gender are nouns of format:-?

-or

Answer 11

masculine

Question 12

Generally, what gender are nouns of format:-?

-er

Answer 12

masculine

Question 13

Generally, what gender are nouns of format:-?

-ei

Answer 13

feminine

Question 14

Generally, what gender are nouns of format:-?

-heit

Answer 14

feminine

Question 15

Generally, what gender are nouns of format:-?

-ie

Answer 15

feminine

Question 16

Generally, what gender are nouns of format:-?

-in

Answer 16

feminine

Question 17

Generally, what gender are nouns of format:-?

-keit

Answer 17

feminine

Question 18

Generally, what gender are nouns of format:-?

-schaft

Answer 18

feminine

Question 19

Generally, what gender are nouns of format:-?

-tät

Answer 19

feminine

Question 20

Generally, what gender are nouns of format:-?

-tion

Answer 20

feminine

Question 21

Generally, what gender are nouns of format:-?

-ung

Answer 21

feminine

Question 22

Generally, what gender are nouns of format:-?

-ur

Answer 22

feminine

Question 23

Generally, what gender are nouns of format:-?

-e (most)

Answer 23

feminine

(but der Käse)

Question 24

Generally, what gender are nouns of format:-?

Ge- (most)

Answer 24

Neuter

(die Geschichte)

Question 25

Generally, what gender are nouns of format:-?

-al

Answer 25

Neuter

Question 26

Generally, what gender are nouns of format:-?

-ar

Answer 26

Neuter

Question 27

Generally, what gender are nouns of format:-?

-ier

Answer 27

Neuter

Question 28

Generally, what gender are nouns of format:-?

-o

Answer 28

Neuter