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1
Q

In general, what gender are these nouns?

male people

A

masculine

der Mann

(the man)

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In general, what gender are these nouns?

-age

-

A

feminine

die Blamage

(the shame)

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Q

In general, what gender are these nouns?

-chen

-

A

neuter

das Mädchen

(the girl)

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4
Q

In general, what gender are these nouns?

-eau

-

A

neuter

das Plateau

(the plateau)

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5
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In general, what gender are these nouns?

-el

-

A

masculine

der Vogel

(the bird)

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In general, what gender are these nouns?

-enz

-

A

feminine

die Abstinenz

(the abstinence)

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7
Q

In general, what gender are these nouns?

-er

-

A

masculine

der Fernseher

(the television)

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8
Q

In general, what gender are these nouns?

-esse

-

A

feminine

die Messe

(the mass)

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9
Q

In general, what gender are these nouns?

-ett

-

A

neuter

das Einzelbett

(the single bed)

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10
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In general, what gender are these nouns?

-euse

-

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feminine

die Schleuse

(the lock)

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In general, what gender are these nouns?

female people

-

A

feminine

die Frau

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12
Q

In general, what gender are these nouns?

-heit

-

A

feminine

die Schönheit
(the beauty)

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13
Q

In general, what gender are these nouns?

-ich

-

A

masculine

der Teppich

(the carpet)

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14
Q

In general, what gender are these nouns?

-ig

-

A

masculine

der Honig (honey)

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15
Q

In general, what gender are these nouns?

-ik

-

A

feminine

die Logik

(the logic)

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16
Q

In general, what gender are these nouns?

-ion

-

A

feminine

die Produktion

(the production)

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17
Q

In general, what gender are these nouns?

-ismus

-

A

masculine

der Optimismus

(the optimism)

18
Q

In general, what gender are these nouns?

-ium

-

A

neuter

das Gymnasium

(the high school)

19
Q

In general, what gender are these nouns?

-keit

-

A

feminine

die Häufigkeit

(the frequency)

20
Q

In general, what gender are these nouns?

-lein

-

A

neuter

das Fräulein

(the miss)

21
Q

In general, what gender are these nouns?

-ling

-

A

masculine

der Schmetterling

(the butterfly)

22
Q

In general, what gender are these nouns?

-ment

-

A

neuter

das Dokument

(the document)

23
Q

In general, what gender are these nouns?

-ner

-

A

masculine

der Glöckner

(the bell ringer)

24
Q

In general, what gender are these nouns?

-schaft

-

A

feminine

die Gemeinschaft

(the company)

25
Q

In general, what gender are these nouns?

-tät

-

A

feminine

die Universität

(the university)

26
Q

In general, what gender are these nouns?

-tum

-

A

neuter

das Datum

(the date)

27
Q

In general, what gender are these nouns?

-ung

-

A

feminine

die Zeitung

(the newspaper)

28
Q

In general, what gender are these nouns?

-ur

-

A

feminine

die Kultur

(the culture)

29
Q

In general, what gender are these nouns?

days of the week

A

masculine

der Freitag

(friday)

30
Q

In general, what gender are these nouns?

male animals

A

masculine

der Hengst

(the stallion)

31
Q

In general, what gender are these nouns?

months

A

masculine

der Juni

(June)

32
Q

In general, what gender are these nouns?

seasons

A

masculine

der Frühling

(spring)

33
Q

How do the majority of masculine German nouns form their plurals?

A

By adding an -e

der Hund … die Hunde

some nouns also require an umlaut

der Koch … die Köche

34
Q

How do the majority of feminine German nouns form their plural?

A

By adding an -e and an umlaut

die Gans … die Gänse

35
Q

How is the plural formed for masculine and neuter German nouns ending in -e?

A

By adding an -n

das Auge … die Augen

36
Q

What way of forming plurals is common amongst German neuter nouns and is sometimes used with masculine nouns?

A

Adding an -er and usually an umlaut as well

das Haus … die Häuser

37
Q

How are most plurals formed for German nouns borrowed from other languages?

A

By adding an -s

das Auto .. die Autos

38
Q

What other method is used to form plurals of German nouns?

A

Some nouns do not change when forming the plural.

der Onkel … Die Onkel

39
Q

What happens to masculine and neuter nouns in the genitive case?

A

An -s is added to the noun. Sometimes an -es is added for readability

der Mann (nom) … des Mannes (gen)

40
Q

What happens to plural nouns in the dative case?

A

An -n is added. Sometimes -en is added to maintain readability.

die Männer … den Männern

German GCSE Grammar (11 decks)

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