Nuts & Bolts of German: Nouns: They are sticking out

A noun indicates a living creature (e.g. woman, child, cat, fish), a thing (e.g. table, brush, book, bag), a place (e.g. town, lake, mountain, island), an event (e.g. party, holidays, illness) or a concept (e.g. freedom, hate, peace, love).

Study the German nouns underneath. You will probably know what they are in English, even if they don't come with a photo because German and English share a wealth of words that are based on internationalisms taken from Latin or that have common Germanic roots. There also many German words that are derived from Anglicisms.

However, there is one thing that differentiates German nouns from English nouns. Look closely at the spelling and complete the rule underneath. Then press [Check] to see whether you got it right. Use the [Hint] button to get a free letter if you need help.

Tomaten

Schwein

Milch

Bett

and a few more nouns ......

Zigarette	Olive	Innovation	Strategie	Produkt	Kamera	Sofa	Elefant
Orange	Ball	Pizza	Finger	Museum	Ring	Physik	Kilometer
Musik	Politik	Idee	Batterie	Medizin	Tennis	Pinguin	Konzert

German nouns always start with a capital which makes it easy to identify them.

Wörterbuch (LEO)

Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS)

Wörterbuch (Linguee)

Wörterbuch (dict.cc)

Wörterbuch (PONS)

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Tip: If you don't belong to the lucky few who possess a photographic memory, write down what you learnt while doing this exercise.