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German noun genders
The gender of most German nouns follows from their ending or their meaning. These are the
46 groups behind the 335 nouns of our word bank up to level
A1 , in the order our
practice introduces them: 64% of the nouns follow one of them, the rest must be learnt word by word.
Open a group for its explanation, examples, exceptions and every noun in it.
masc
masculine (der)
132 nouns (39%)
19 groups
fem
feminine (die)
115 nouns (34%)
14 groups
neut
neuter (das)
88 nouns (26%)
12 groups
1
masc
Male people and masculine person roles
strong indication
der Arzt, der Bruder, der Ehemann, der Enkel
24 nouns
2
fem
Female people and female animals
strong indication
die Ärztin, die Ehefrau, die Erwachsene, die Frau
15 nouns
3
fem
Female designations ending in ‑in
rule
die Enkelin, die Freundin, die Kellnerin, die Königin
10 nouns
4
masc
Days of the week
rule
der Dienstag, der Donnerstag, der Freitag, der Mittwoch
7 nouns
5
masc
Months
rule
der April, der August, der Dezember, der Februar
12 nouns
6
masc
Seasons
rule
der Frühling, der Herbst, der Sommer, der Winter
4 nouns
7
varies
Compounds: gender of the last noun
rule
die Anzahl, das Badezimmer, der Bauernhof, das Beispiel
28 nouns
8
fem
Nouns ending in unstressed ‑e
strong indication
die Adresse, die Blume, die Brille, die Farbe
35 nouns
9
masc
Masculine nouns ending in ‑e with ‑n or ‑ns forms
rule
der Name
1 noun
10
masc
Tea and coffee
rule
der Kaffee, der Tee
2 nouns
11
fem
Action and result nouns ending in ‑ung
rule
die Kleidung, die Wohnung, die Zeitung
3 nouns
12
fem
Abstract nouns ending in ‑heit or ‑keit
rule
die Staatsangehörigkeit
1 noun
13
fem
Nouns ending in ‑tät
rule
die Nationalität, die Universität
2 nouns
14
neut
Diminutives ending in ‑chen
strong indication
das Hähnchen
1 noun
15
neut
Nouns ending in ‑tum (except Irrtum and Reichtum)
rule
das Datum
1 noun
16
masc
Bare verb stems used as nouns
strong indication
der Fluss, der Satz, der Tanz, der Unterricht
5 nouns
17
masc
Nouns ending in ‑er formed from a verb
rule
der Fernseher
1 noun
18
fem
Feminine verb-related noun families
strong indication
die Arbeit, die Nachricht
2 nouns
19
neut
Ge- nouns ending in ‑cht or ‑ft
rule
das Geschäft, das Gesicht
2 nouns
20
neut
Ge- formations ending in ‑e
rule
das Gemüse
1 noun
21
fem
International nouns ending in ‑tion or ‑sion
rule
die Lektion, die Station
2 nouns
22
fem
Nouns ending in ‑ie
strong indication
die Familie
1 noun
23
neut
Latin-style nouns ending in ‑um
strong indication
das Museum
1 noun
24
fem
Fruits, berries and nuts
strong indication
die Banane, die Orange
2 nouns
25
masc
Winds, precipitation and frost
strong indication
der Regen, der Schnee, der Wind
3 nouns
26
fem
Fields of study
strong indication
die Geschichte, die Musik
2 nouns
27
masc
Cereal crops
strong indication
der Reis
1 noun
28
masc
Masculine abbreviations and shortenings
rule
der Bus, der PC, der Zoo
3 nouns
29
fem
Feminine shortenings
rule
die Uni
1 noun
30
neut
Neuter abbreviations and shortenings
rule
das Auto, das Foto, das Kilo
3 nouns
31
masc
Monosyllables ending in ‑aum, ‑auch, ‑pf, ‑urm or ‑uchs
rule
der Baum, der Kopf
2 nouns
32
masc
Monosyllables ending in ‑atz, ‑itz or ‑utz
strong indication
der Platz
1 noun
33
neut
Nouns ending in ‑ier
strong indication
das Bier, das Klavier, das Papier, das Tier
4 nouns
34
neut
Nouns ending in ‑aar
strong indication
das Haar
1 noun
35
masc
Nouns ending in ‑akt, ‑arkt, ‑unkt or ‑inkt
rule
der Markt
1 noun
36
masc
Nouns ending in ‑ig
strong indication
der Honig
1 noun
37
fem
Activities and institutions formed with ‑erei
rule
die Bücherei
1 noun
38
neut
Sound devices ending in ‑fon or ‑phon
rule
das Telefon
1 noun
39
fem
Collections and repositories ending in ‑thek
rule
die Bibliothek
1 noun
40
neut
French loanwords ending in ‑eau or ‑é
strong indication
das Café
1 noun
41
masc
Parts of the day (except Mitternacht and Nacht)
rule
der Abend, der Mittag, der Morgen, der Nachmittag
4 nouns
42
neut
Monosyllables ending in ‑ild or ‑eld (except Schild)
rule
das Bild, das Geld
2 nouns
43
neut
Infinitives used as nouns
indication
das Abendessen, das Essen, das Leben, das Mittagessen
4 nouns
44
masc
Nouns ending in ‑eis
indication
der Preis
1 noun
45
masc
Nouns ending in ‑und
indication
der Hund, der Mund
2 nouns
46
masc
Nouns ending in ‑all
indication
der Ball
1 noun
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