{"id":6096,"date":"2012-05-10T08:38:50","date_gmt":"2012-05-10T07:38:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.jabbalab.com\/blog\/?p=6096"},"modified":"2012-05-10T08:38:50","modified_gmt":"2012-05-10T07:38:50","slug":"german-masculine-nouns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.jabbalab.com\/blog\/6096\/german-masculine-nouns","title":{"rendered":"German Masculine Nouns"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.jabbalab.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/German-Male-Nouns1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.jabbalab.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/German-Male-Nouns1.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"German Male Nouns\" width=\"225\" height=\"225\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-6427\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.jabbalab.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/German-Male-Nouns1.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.jabbalab.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/German-Male-Nouns1-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"prep-title\">German Masculine Nouns<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Should I use der, die or das?<\/strong> This is one of the first questions that you will ask when learning German. The first thing you need to understand is that it is not related to the perceived gender of the noun it is attached to. Here are a couple of quick examples:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>der Rock<\/strong> &#8211; the skirt<\/li>\n<li><strong>die Hose<\/strong> &#8211; the trousers<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>As you can see, traditionally a skirt is worn by women so your first instinct would be that it is a female item and therefore would use <strong>die<\/strong>. Also, trousers are associated more with men and therefore you would normally perceive the gender as male and use the <strong>der<\/strong> article. As you can see from the above two examples these are the opposite to what you would expect. Therefore it is important to get the idea out of your mind straight away that the articles der, die or das have anything to do with the noun itself, rather it is to do with the word.<\/p>\n<p>As a general rule, you should learn the correct der, die or das article by heart with each noun as you learn them. That means when learning a word, learn the article too and test yourself on the noun including the article. If you get the article wrong then re-learn it until you get it right. However there are a few general rules you can learn to help you in those situations where you don&#8217;t know whether to use der, die or das.<\/p>\n<p>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 <strong>der words<\/strong> \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"prep-title\" style=\"clear: both;\">Guidlines for Masculine Nouns<\/h3>\n<p><b><span class=\"prep-title\">1. People\/Animals<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p>All nouns which refer to a male person or animal are <strong>der<\/strong> words. Here is a list of the most common ones:<\/p>\n<table class=\"prep\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" width=\"400\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"200\"><strong>German<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>English<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>der Mann<\/td>\n<td>man<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>der Vater<\/td>\n<td>father<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>der Junge<\/td>\n<td>boy<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>der Opa<\/td>\n<td>grandad<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>der Onkel<\/td>\n<td>uncle<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>der Stier<\/td>\n<td>bull<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>der Eber<\/td>\n<td>boar<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>der Hengst<\/td>\n<td>stallion<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><b><span class=\"prep-title\">2. Male Occupations<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p>Job titles which refer to a male person are <strong>der<\/strong> words. Here are some examples:<\/p>\n<table class=\"prep\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" width=\"400\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"200\"><strong>German<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>English<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>der Lehrer<\/td>\n<td>teacher<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>der B\u00e4cker<\/td>\n<td>baker<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>der Fotograf<\/td>\n<td>photographer<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>der Polizist<\/td>\n<td>policeman<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>der Rechtsanwalt<\/td>\n<td>lawyer<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>der Zahnarzt<\/td>\n<td>dentist<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>der Soldat<\/td>\n<td>soldier<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>der Priester<\/td>\n<td>priest<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><b><span class=\"prep-title\">3. Days, Months, Seasons and Points of the Compass<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p>There are some groups of words that are also mostly <strong>der<\/strong> words such as days, months, seasons, points of the compass. Here are some examples:<\/p>\n<table class=\"prep\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" width=\"400\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"200\"><strong>German<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>English<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>der Sommer<\/td>\n<td>summer<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>der Fr\u00fchling<\/td>\n<td>spring<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>der Montag<\/td>\n<td>Monday<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>der Samstag<\/td>\n<td>Saturday<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>der Juni<\/td>\n<td>June<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>der Oktober<\/td>\n<td>October<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>der Westen<\/td>\n<td>west<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>der S\u00fcden<\/td>\n<td>south<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>There are however few exceptions. For example: das Jahr &#8211; year, die Woche &#8211; week etc<\/p>\n<p><b><span class=\"prep-title\">4. Chemical Elements, Minerals and Stones<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p>There are some groups of words that are also mostly <strong>der<\/strong> words such as chemical elements, minerals and stones. Here are some examples:<\/p>\n<table class=\"prep\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" width=\"400\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"200\"><strong>German<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>English<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>der Sauerstoff<\/td>\n<td>oxygen<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>der Kohlenstoff<\/td>\n<td>carbonate<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>der Wasserstoff<\/td>\n<td>hydrogen<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>der Diamant<\/td>\n<td>diamond<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>der Smaragd<\/td>\n<td>emerald<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>der Rubin<\/td>\n<td>ruby<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>der Rosenquarz<\/td>\n<td>rosy quartz<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>der Bernstein<\/td>\n<td>amber<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>There are however few exceptions. For example: das Kalzium &#8211; Calcium, die Kohle &#8211; coal etc.<\/p>\n<p><b><span class=\"prep-title\">5. Certain Endings<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p>Nouns that end in the following are always <strong>der nouns:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>ismus<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>ner<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>ich<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>ling<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>ig<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Here are some examples:<\/p>\n<table class=\"prep\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" width=\"400\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"200\"><strong>German<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>English<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>der Egoismus<\/td>\n<td>egoism<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>der Rentner<\/td>\n<td>pensioner<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>der G\u00e4rtner<\/td>\n<td>gardener<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>der Stich<\/td>\n<td>sting<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>der Wellensittich<\/td>\n<td>budgerigar<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>der Feigling<\/td>\n<td>coward<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>der Essig<\/td>\n<td>vinegar<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>der Pfennig<\/td>\n<td>penny<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>The nouns that end in the following are also usually <strong>der nouns:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>er<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>ist<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Here are some examples:<\/p>\n<table class=\"prep\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" width=\"400\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"200\"><strong>German<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>English<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>der Keller<\/td>\n<td>cellar<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>der Teller<\/td>\n<td>plate<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>der Bauer<\/td>\n<td>farmer<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>der Fernseher<\/td>\n<td>TV<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>der Polizist<\/td>\n<td>policeman<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>der Pianist<\/td>\n<td>pianist<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>der Atheist<\/td>\n<td>atheist<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>der Optimist<\/td>\n<td>optimist<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>German Masculine Nouns Should I use der, die or das? This is one of the first questions that you will ask when learning German. The first thing you need to understand is that it is not related to the perceived gender of the noun it is attached to. 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