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

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.

 

das Video, das Auto, das Logo, das Radio, das Motto, das Foto, das Kino, das Büro, das Risiko etc.
but: der Euro, die Mango

In German, a high percentage of nouns ending in - are .
 

Click here to access information on other gender guidelines.

 

Das Kino ist in Berlin.

 

 

 

 

         

 

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