{"id":6098,"date":"2012-06-21T08:21:19","date_gmt":"2012-06-21T07:21:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.jabbalab.com\/blog\/?p=6098"},"modified":"2012-06-22T13:59:05","modified_gmt":"2012-06-22T12:59:05","slug":"german-feminine-nouns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.jabbalab.com\/blog\/6098\/german-feminine-nouns","title":{"rendered":"German Feminine Nouns"},"content":{"rendered":"

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German Feminine Nouns<\/h3>\n

We all know how difficult it is to guess the right gender if it comes to German nouns. The bad news is: There is no official rule for when to use der, die and das. The good news is: There are guidelines which will make it easier to choose between them. In this post we will be looking at the guidlines for die words<\/strong> \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n

Guidlines for Feminine Nouns<\/h3>\n

1. People\/Animals<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n

Nearly all nouns which refer to a female person or animal are die<\/strong> words. Here is a list of the most common ones:<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
German
\n<\/strong><\/td>\n		English<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
die Mutter<\/td>\nmother<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
die Schwester<\/td>\nsister<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
die Tochter<\/td>\ndaughter<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
die Tante<\/td>\naunt<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
die Oma<\/td>\ngrandma<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
die Kuh<\/td>\ncow<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
die Ente<\/td>\nduck<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
die L\u00f6win<\/td>\nfemale lion<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

There is however one exceptions: das M\u00e4dchen = girl<\/p>\n

2. Female Occupations<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n

Job titles which refer to a female person are die<\/strong> words. Here are some examples:<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
German
\n<\/strong><\/td>\n		English<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
die Lehrerin<\/td>\nteacher<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
die B\u00e4ckerin<\/td>\nbaker<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
die Fotografin<\/td>\nphotographer<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
die Polizistin<\/td>\npolicewoman<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
die Rechtsanw\u00e4ltin<\/td>\nlawyer<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
die Zahn\u00e4rztin<\/td>\ndentist<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
die K\u00f6chin<\/td>\nchef<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
die Nonne<\/td>\nnun<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

3. Plural Nouns<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n

All plural nouns are die<\/strong> words. Here are some examples:<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
German
\n<\/strong><\/td>\n		English<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
die Autos<\/td>\ncars<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
die Hunde<\/td>\ndogs<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
die Tiere<\/td>\nanimals<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
die Blumen<\/td>\nflowers<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
die Handys<\/td>\nmobiles<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
die \u00c4pfel<\/td>\napples<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
die M\u00e4nner<\/td>\nmen<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
die Polizisten<\/td>\npolicemen<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

4. Names of Trees, Fruit and Flowers<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n

There are some groups of words that are mostly die<\/strong> words such as names of trees, fruit and flowers. Here are some examples:<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
German
\n<\/strong><\/td>\n		English<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
die Kiefer<\/td>\npine<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
die Eiche<\/td>\noak<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
die Banane<\/td>\nbanana<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
die Kiwi<\/td>\nkiwi<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
die Birne<\/td>\npear<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
die Rose<\/td>\nrose<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
die Tulpe<\/td>\ntulip<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
die Orchidee<\/td>\norchid<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

There are however few exceptions. For example: der Apfel – apple, das G\u00e4nsebl\u00fcmchen – daisy etc<\/p>\n

5. Names of Rivers<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n

There are some groups of words that are also mostly die<\/strong> words such as names of rivers. Here are some examples:<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
German
\n<\/strong><\/td>\n		English<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
die Wolga<\/td>\nVolga<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
die Elbe<\/td>\nElbe<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
die Seine<\/td>\nSeine<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
die Themse<\/td>\nThames<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
die Tiber<\/td>\nTiber<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

There are however few exceptions. For example: der Nil – Nile, der Rhein – Rhine etc<\/p>\n

6. Certain Endings<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n

Nouns that end in the following are always die nouns:<\/strong><\/p>\n

    \n
  • heit<\/strong><\/li>\n
  • keit<\/strong><\/li>\n
  • ung<\/strong><\/li>\n
  • t\u00e4t<\/strong><\/li>\n
  • schaft<\/strong><\/li>\n
  • ie<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    Here are some examples:<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
    German
    \n<\/strong><\/td>\n    		English<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    die Sch\u00f6nheit<\/td>\nbeauty<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    die Aufmerksamkeit<\/td>\nattention<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    die L\u00f6sung<\/td>\nsolution<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    die Universit\u00e4t<\/td>\nuniversity<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    die Leidenschaft<\/td>\npassion<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    die Chemie<\/td>\nchemistry<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

    The nouns that end in the following are also usually die nouns:<\/strong><\/p>\n

      \n
    • ik<\/strong><\/li>\n
    • in<\/strong><\/li>\n
    • ei<\/strong><\/li>\n
    • e<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

      Here are some examples:<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
      German
      \n<\/strong><\/td>\n      		English<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
      die Mathematik<\/td>\nmathematics<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
      die Lehrerin<\/td>\nteacher<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
      die Metzgerei<\/td>\nbutcher<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
      die Tasse<\/td>\ncup<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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