Rules and Tipps for German Nouns

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1 Rules and Tipps for German Nouns
der, die oder das? Rules and Tipps for German Nouns

2 Masculine weekdays daytimes months seasons cardinal points winds

3 Masculine weather conditions mountains & lakes cars and trains
occupations nationalities alcoholic drinks

4 Masculine -ast -and -ant -end -ent -eur -ich -ig -iker -ist -ismus
-ling -ner -ör -or -är -ier -er -us -on

5 Masculine N-declension nouns are always masculine: der Kollege, der Name Many nouns derived directly from verbal roots and without any extra ending are masculine: der Fall < fall-en

6 Exercise: Why masculine?
der Partner der Einkauf der Freitag der Student der Beruf der Mittag der Regen der Westen der Winter der August der Tourist der Doktor der Schmerz der Frisör

7 Feminine aircraft ships motorbikes flowers trees cardinal numbers
cigarettes

8 Feminine -ade -age -anz -enz -ette -euse -ie -ine -heit -keit -ität
-itis -ive -ose -schaft -ung -ik -in -ion -isse -tur

9 Feminine Nouns derived directly from verbal roots and with the suffix -t are usually feminine: die Fahrt < fahr-en

10 Exercise: Why feminine?
die Nachricht die Rose die Landschaft die Wohnung die Drei die Birke die Lektion

11 Neutral - towns, countries, continents - metals - chemical elements
- hotels, cafés, theaters, cinemas - colors - languages - letters - physical units

12 Neutral -chen -ett -il -lein -um -nis -o -ment -tum -ma Infinitives

13 Neutral Collective nouns beginning with Ge-
Verbal roots + Ge- and without ending

14 Exercise: Why neutral? das Gebirge das Angebot das Mädchen
das Erlebnis das Gold das Hydrogen das Christentum

15 Vielen Dank!