nouns

Question 1

In general, what gender are these nouns?

male people

Answer 1

masculine

der Mann

(the man)

Question 2

In general, what gender are these nouns?

-age

-

Answer 2

feminine

die Blamage

(the shame)

Question 3

In general, what gender are these nouns?

-chen

-

Answer 3

neuter

das Mädchen

(the girl)

Question 4

In general, what gender are these nouns?

-eau

-

Answer 4

neuter

das Plateau

(the plateau)

Question 5

In general, what gender are these nouns?

-el

-

Answer 5

masculine

der Vogel

(the bird)

Question 6

In general, what gender are these nouns?

-enz

-

Answer 6

feminine

die Abstinenz

(the abstinence)

Question 7

In general, what gender are these nouns?

-er

-

Answer 7

masculine

der Fernseher

(the television)

Question 8

In general, what gender are these nouns?

-esse

-

Answer 8

feminine

die Messe

(the mass)

Question 9

In general, what gender are these nouns?

-ett

-

Answer 9

neuter

das Einzelbett

(the single bed)

Question 10

In general, what gender are these nouns?

-euse

-

Answer 10

feminine

die Schleuse

(the lock)

Question 11

In general, what gender are these nouns?

female people

-

Answer 11

feminine

die Frau

Question 12

In general, what gender are these nouns?

-heit

-

Answer 12

feminine

die Schönheit
(the beauty)

Question 13

In general, what gender are these nouns?

-ich

-

Answer 13

masculine

der Teppich

(the carpet)

Question 14

In general, what gender are these nouns?

-ig

-

Answer 14

masculine

der Honig (honey)

Question 15

In general, what gender are these nouns?

-ik

-

Answer 15

feminine

die Logik

(the logic)

Question 16

In general, what gender are these nouns?

-ion

-

Answer 16

feminine

die Produktion

(the production)

Question 17

In general, what gender are these nouns?

-ismus

-

Answer 17

masculine

der Optimismus

(the optimism)

Question 18

In general, what gender are these nouns?

-ium

-

Answer 18

neuter

das Gymnasium

(the high school)

Question 19

In general, what gender are these nouns?

-keit

-

Answer 19

feminine

die Häufigkeit

(the frequency)

Question 20

In general, what gender are these nouns?

-lein

-

Answer 20

neuter

das Fräulein

(the miss)

Question 21

In general, what gender are these nouns?

-ling

-

Answer 21

masculine

der Schmetterling

(the butterfly)

Question 22

In general, what gender are these nouns?

-ment

-

Answer 22

neuter

das Dokument

(the document)

Question 23

In general, what gender are these nouns?

-ner

-

Answer 23

masculine

der Glöckner

(the bell ringer)

Question 24

In general, what gender are these nouns?

-schaft

-

Answer 24

feminine

die Gemeinschaft

(the company)

Question 25

# In general, what gender are these nouns? -tät ## Footnote -

Answer 25

feminine die Universität (the university)

Question 26

# In general, what gender are these nouns? -tum ## Footnote -

Answer 26

neuter das Datum (the date)

Question 27

# In general, what gender are these nouns? -ung ## Footnote -

Answer 27

feminine die Zeitung (the newspaper)

Question 28

# In general, what gender are these nouns? -ur ## Footnote -

Answer 28

feminine die Kultur (the culture)

Question 29

# In general, what gender are these nouns? days of the week

Answer 29

masculine der Freitag (friday)

Question 30

# In general, what gender are these nouns? male animals

Answer 30

masculine der Hengst (the stallion)

Question 31

# In general, what gender are these nouns? months

Answer 31

masculine der Juni (June)

Question 32

# In general, what gender are these nouns? seasons

Answer 32

masculine der Frühling (spring)

Question 33

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

Answer 33

By adding an -e der Hund ... die Hunde some nouns also require an umlaut der Koch ... die Köche

Question 34

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

Answer 34

By adding an -e and an umlaut die Gans ... die Gänse

Question 35

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

Answer 35

By adding an -n das Auge ... die Augen

Question 36

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

Answer 36

Adding an -er and usually an umlaut as well das Haus ... die Häuser

Question 37

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

Answer 37

By adding an -s das Auto .. die Autos

Question 38

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

Answer 38

Some nouns do not change when forming the plural. der Onkel ... Die Onkel

Question 39

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

Answer 39

An -s is added to the noun. Sometimes an -es is added for readability der Mann (nom) ... des Mannes (gen)

Question 40

What happens to plural nouns in the dative case?

Answer 40

An -n is added. Sometimes -en is added to maintain readability. die Männer ... den Männern