Gender + Plurals

What type of nouns is ‘der’ used for?

masculine nouns

What type of nouns is ‘die’ used for?

feminine and plural nouns

What type of nouns is ‘das’ used for?

neuter nouns

What type of nouns tend to be masculine?

days, months, seasons, nouns ending in -ling, many nouns ending in -en

What are some examples of masculine nouns?

Montag, Dezember, Winter, Zwilling, Morgen

What type of nouns tend to be feminine?

fruits, nouns ending in -ung, -heit, -keit, -schaft, -ei, -in, many nouns ending in -e

What are some example of feminine nouns?

Banane, Rechnung, Freiheit, Schwierigkeit, Freundschaft, Bäckerei, Apothekerin, Kantine

What type of nouns tend to be neuter?

the infinitives used as nouns (e.g. Lesen, Essen, Schwimmen) and diminutive nouns ending in -lein and -chen

What are some example of diminutive nouns ending in -lein and -chen and what gender are they?

Mädchen, Fräulein, Brötchen - they are all neuter

When is the definite article used?

When the noun is the subject of the sentence.

What is the subject in this sentence - Der Mann geht aus.

The man

What is the subject in this sentence - Das Mädchen arbeitet.

The girl

What is the subject in this sentence - Die Kinder spielen.

The children

What is the subject in this sentence - Die Lehrerin spricht.

The teacher

How can you make a masculine noun feminine - and what is an example of this?

By adding -in to the end (e.g. Schüler → Schülerin)

What are compound nouns?

Nouns made from putting together 2 or more nouns.

What happens to the gender and plural form of compound nouns?

The compound noun takes the gender of the last word, and this word also determines their plural form.

Why is ‘Klassenzimmer’ neuter?

Because ‘Zimmer’ is neuter.

Why is ‘Marktplatz’ masculine?

Because ‘Platz’ is masculine.

Are ‘der, die, das. die (pl)’ nominative or accusative?

Nominative

What are some ways to make a noun plural?

adding an umlaut, -en ending or -er ending

Do all nouns change in the plural - give an example

No, (e.g. das Mädchen → die Mädchen, das Zimmer → die Zimmer)

What is the definite article and plural form of ‘Tier’?

das Tier, die Tiere

What is the definite article and plural form of ‘Pause’?

die Pause, die Pausen

What is the definite article and plural form of ‘Bus’?

der Bus, die Busse

What is the definite article and plural form of ‘Wohnung’?

die Wohnung, die Wohnungen

What is the definite article and plural form of ‘Buch’?

das Buch, die Bücher

What is the definite article and plural form of ‘Glas’?

das Glas, die Gläser

What is the definite article and plural form of ‘Reise’?

die Reise, die Reisen

What is the definite article and plural form of ‘See’?

der See, die Seen

What is the definite article and plural form of ‘Supermarkt’?

der Supermarkt, die Supermärkte