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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.
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die Rose, die Tomate, die Schokolade, die Limonade, die Jacke, die
Banane, die Orange, die Mandarine, die Szene, die Zigarette, die Zigarre,
die Flagge, die Sonne, die Rose, die Lampe, die Vase, die Kathedrale,
die Giraffe, die Gitarre, die Kanone, die Kassette, die Lunge, die
Maschine, die Nixe, die Pagode, die Synthese, die Analyse, die Karotte
etc. |
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but: der Name, der Käse, das Auge das
Gemϋse, das Gemälde,
das Gebäude etc. |
In German, most nouns ending in -
are
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Click here to access information on other gender guidelines. |
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die
irische Flagge |