Nuts & Bolts of German: Gender of nouns: Some detective work (I)

All German nouns have a grammatical gender. They can be masculine, feminine or neuter. The masculine definite article ( =the) in the singular is der, the feminine one is die, and the neuter one is das.

 

Although there is no apparent rationale for this classification, a number of guidelines will help you to predict the gender of a particular noun.

 

Study the lists of words and complete the gender guideline underneath. Fill in all the gaps, then press [Check] to see if you were correct. Use the [Hint] button to get a free letter if you need help.

 

der Montag, der Dienstag, der Mittwoch, der Donnerstag, der Freitag, der Samstag, der Sonntag

 

der Januar, der Februar, der März, der April, der Mai, der Juni, der Juli, der August, der September, der Oktober, der November, der Dezember

 

der Winter, der Frühling, der Sommer, der Herbst

 

In German, all the of the , the and the seasons are masculine.

Click here to access information on other gender guidelines.

         

 

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