Tips for gender Flashcards
What to feminine words usually end with?
e
e.g. die Katze
What do masculine words usually end with?
er
e.g. der computer
What do neuter words usually end with?
-en
e.g. das Mädchen
Which article is used for plurals? (der, die or das)
die
What is the plural for brother/sister/father/mother?
die Brüder
die Schwestern
die Väter
die Mütter
need ‘die’ and umlaut (except ‘Schwestern)
What is the singular/plural for ‘children’ and the gender?
das Kind
die Kinder
What is the subject, verb and object of this sentence ‘Ich habe eine Katze’
ich - subject
habe - verb
katze - object
What is the subject, verb and object of this sentence ‘Ein Hund ist ein gutes Haustiere’
Ein Hund - subject
ist - verb
object - Haustiere
What case is the subject and object in?
subject - nominative
object - accusative
What group of words are masculine?
- Seasons
- Months
- Days
- Points on a compass
What endings are masculine?
- ich
- ig
- ling
What endings are feminine?
- heit
- keit
- schaft
- ung
- ei
- ion
What endings are neuter?
- nis
- tum
- lein
- chen
- Ge -
What group of words are neuter?
words referring to young humans and animals
