Noun Gender Rules Flashcards

1
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Nouns ending in -er

A

Masculine - DER

der Vater (father)

der Lehrer (teacher)

der Keller (cellar)

EXCEPTIONS:

die Schwester (sister)

die Tochter (daughter)

das Wasser (water)

das Wetter (weather)

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Nouns ending in -el

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Masculine - DER

der Onkel (uncle)

der Loffel (spoon)

der Sattel (saddle)

EXCEPTIONS

die Fabel (fable)

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Nouns ending in -en

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Masculine - DER

der Laden (store, shop)

der Wagen (car)

der Magen (saddle)

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4
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Cognates that refer to men

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Masculine - DER

der Professor

der Diplomat

der Tourist

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5
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Nouns ending in -ling

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Masculine - DER

der Fruhling (spring)

der Neuling (novice, beginner)

der Sperling (sparrow)

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Nouns ending in -ig

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Masculine - DER

der Konig (king)

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Nouns ending in -ich

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Masculine - DER

der Teppich (rug, carpet)

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8
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Words of one syllable that end in a consonant

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Masculine - DER

der Arzt (doctor)

der Sohn (son)

der Brief (letter)

der Stuhl (chair)

der Bus (bus)

der Tag (day)

der Film (film)

der Tisch (table)

der Freund (male friend)

der Wein (wine)

der Markt (market)

der Zug (train)

der Park (park)

der Platz (market, square, place)

EXCEPTIONS:

das Bett (bed)

das Kind (child)

das Bier (beer)

das Brot (bread)

das Glas (glass)

die Wurst (sausage)

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Words referring to Women

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Feminine - DIE

die Mutter (mother)

die Schwester (sister)

die Frau (woman)

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10
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Nouns ending in -e

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Feminine - DIE

die Tante (aunt)

die Tasse (cup)

die Schule (school)

EXCEPTIONS:

der Junge (boy)

der Francose (frenchman)

das Wochenende (weekend)

der Alte (old man)

der Buchstabe (letter of alphabet)

der Hase (hare)

der Knabe (boy, lad)

der Lowe (lion)

der Matrose (sailor)

der Name (name)

der Neffe (nephew)

der Ochse (ox)

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Nouns ending in -in

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Feminine - DIE

die Studentin (female student)

die Lehrerin (female teacher)

die Freundin (girlfriend)

die Artzin (physician)

die Kunstlerin (artist)

die Sangerin (singer)

die Schulerin (pupil)

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Nouns ending in -ung

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Feminine - DIE

die Prufung (test)

die Ubung (exercise)

die Achtung (attention)

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Nouns ending in -schaft

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Feminine - DIE

die Botschaft (message, embassy)

die Freundschaft (friendship)

die Landschaft (landscape)

die Wirtschaft (economy)

die Wissenschaft (science)

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Nouns ending in -ei

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Feminine - DIE

die Metzgerei (butcher’s shop)

die Backerei (bakery)

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Nouns ending in -tat

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Feminine - DIE

die Qualitat (quality)

die Universitat (university)

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Nouns ending in -heit

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Feminine - DIE

die Gesundheit

17
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Nouns ending in -keit

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Feminine - DIE

die Einsamkeit

18
Q

Nouns ending in -ie

A

Feminine - DIE

Die Poesie

19
Q

Nouns ending in -tion

A

Neuter - DIE

die Formation

die Information

die Inspektion

die Koalition

die Konstitution

die Position

die Reservation

die Revolution

die Situation

die Ventilation

die Vibration

20
Q

Diminutive Nouns ending in -chen or -lein

A

Neuter - DAS

das Madchen (girl)

das Fraulein (young lady)

das Brotchen (bread roll)

21
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Nouns ending in -um or -ium

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Neuter - DAS

das Datum (date)

das Studium (study)

das Gymnasium (prep school)

22
Q

Nouns beginning with Ge-

A

Neuter - DAS

das Gemuse (vegetables)

das Getreide (grain)

das Gespenst (ghost)

EXCEPTIONS

der Geschmack (taste)

23
Q

Infinitives that are used as Nouns

A

Neuter - DAS

das Einkommen (income)

das Singen (singing)

das Essen (food)

das Tanzen (dancing)

das Schreiben (writing)

24
Q

Certain categories of words:

Das Metall (metal)

A

Neuter - DAS

das Aluminium (aluminum)

das Messing (brass)

das Gold (gold)

das Eisen (iron)

das Blei (lead)

das Silber (silver)

das Zinn (tin)