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der Arbeiter, der Hammer, der Computer, der Einwohner, der Toaster, der
Revolver, der Roboter, der Fotokopierer, der Fernseher, der
Amerikaner, der Tiger, der Koffer, der Kritiker, der Lenker, der
Kugelschreiber, der Pfeffer, der Lautsprecher, der Bruder, der Kilometer, der
Drucker, der Binder, der Radierer, der Taler, der Musiker, der Tanker etc.
but: die Nummer, die Schwester, die Mutter, das Fenster etc. |
In German, many nouns ending in -
are
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So it pays off learning those words ending in -er that have a different
gender.
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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 Z3 - der erste
Computer
aus dem Jahr 1941
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