German Noun Gender Quiz

German Noun Gender

• German nouns have grammatical genders: masculine (der), feminine (die), and neuter (das).
• Masculine nouns generally start with "der".
• Feminine nouns generally start with "die".
• Neuter nouns generally start with "das".
• Exceptions exist, especially for foreign words.

Masculine Nouns (der)

• Common Nouns: man, husband (Mann), father (Vater), president (Präsident), spring (Frühling), summer (Sommer), autumn (Herbst), winter (Winter), snow (Schnee), rain (Regen), shower (Schauer), Monday (Montag), January (Januar), evening (Abend), butterfly (Schmetterling), honey (Honig), carpet (Teppich), computer (Computer), error (Fehler), heroism (Heroismus), run (Lauf), call (Anruf), thanks (Dank)
• Other Patterns: Nouns ending in -er, -us, and verb infinitives turned into nouns without -en.

Feminine Nouns (die)

• Common Nouns: woman, wife (Frau), mother (Mutter), president (Presidentin), one (Eins), two (Zwei), three (Drei), ten (Zehn), ending (Endung), hope (Hoffnung), team (Mannschaft), passion (Leidenschaft), station (Station), discussion (Diskussion), freedom (Freiheit), opportunity (Möglichkeit), identity (Identität), criminality (Kiminalität), politics (Politik), magic (Magie), watergate (Schleuse), tolerance (Toleranz), correspondence (Korrespondenz).
• Other Patterns: Nouns ending in -ung, -ion, -heit/keit, -tät

Neuter Nouns (das)

• Common Nouns: girl (Mädchen), chicken (Hähnchen), A (A), museum (Museum), album (Album), experiment (Experiment), medicine (Medikament), theme (Thema), drama (Drama), music (Musik), food (Essen), walk (Laufen), dishes (Geschirr), gradient (Gefälle).
• Other Patterns: Nouns ending in -chen, -um, -ment and foreign words ending in -ma, Nouns ending in -ling, some nouns beginning with "Ge-"