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Details Title Noun Gender Indicators Description Based on Hammer's German Grammar and Usage, indicators of the grammatical gender of German nouns. Total Cards 70 Subject Language - German Created 12/01/2011

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Term Male persons and male animals	Definition der
Term Seasons	Definition der
Term Months	Definition der
Term Days of the week	Definition der
Term Points of the compass	Definition der
Term Words referring to winds and kinds of weather	Definition der das Wetter, das Gewitter, die Witterung
Term Rocks and minerals	Definition der
Term Alcoholic drinks and plant-based drinks	Definition der das Bier
Term Makes of car	Definition der
Term Rivers outside Germany	Definition der Those ending in -a or -e are feminine. die Seine, die Themse
Term Monetary units	Definition der die Mark, das Pfund
Term Mountains and mountain ranges	Definition der die Sierra Nevada, die Eifel
Term Female persons and animals	Definition die das Weib, das Fräulein
Term Aeroplanes, motorbikes, and ships	Definition die Some names retain the gender of the base word.
Term Native German names of rivers	Definition die der Main, der Rhein
Term Names of numerals	Definition die der Dutzend, das Hundert
Term Young persons and animals	Definition das
Term Metals and chemical elements	Definition das die Bronze, der Phosphor
Term Scientific units	Definition das Liter and Meter may be either das or der.
Term Letters of the alphabet and musical notes	Definition das In Swiss, letters are masculine.
Term Other parts of speech used as nouns	Definition das This includes verb infinitives and English -ing forms, e.g. das Du, das Meeting, das Kommen.
Term Languages	Definition das
Term Colors	Definition das
Term Hotels, cafes, restaurants, and cinemas	Definition das
Term Continents	Definition das die Antarktis, all ending in -a, -e, -ie, or -ei, except Afrika
Term Countries	Definition das die Schweiz, der Irak, der Kongo, all ending in -a, -e, -ie, or -ei, except China
Term Provinces and towns	Definition das die Pfalz, all ending in -a, -e, -ie, or -ei
Term -ant	Definition der
Term -ast	Definition der
Term -ich	Definition der
Term -ig	Definition der
Term -ismus	Definition der
Term -ling	Definition der
Term -or	Definition der das Labor
Term -us	Definition der das Genus, das Tempus
Term -a	Definition die das Sofa, words that end in -ma (das)
Term -anz	Definition die
Term -enz	Definition die
Term -ei	Definition die
Term -heit	Definition die
Term -keit	Definition die
Term -ie	Definition die das Genie
Term -ik	Definition die der Katholik, der Atlantik, das Mosaik
Term -in	Definition die Chemical terms
Term -schaft	Definition die
Term -sion	Definition die
Term -tion	Definition die
Term -tät	Definition die
Term -ung	Definition die
Term -ur	Definition die das Abitur, das Futur, das Purpur
Term -chen	Definition das
Term -lein	Definition das
Term -ma	Definition das der Firma
Term -tel	Definition das
Term -tum	Definition das
Term -um	Definition das der Irrtum, der Reichtum, der Konsum
Term Nouns formed from strong verbs without a suffix	Definition der das Band, das Grab, das Leid
Term Most nouns ending in -t from verbs	Definition die der Dienst, der Durst, der Frost das Gift
Term -it	Definition das der Profit, der Granit
Term -ment	Definition das der Zement
Term -il	Definition das
Term -icht	Definition das
Term -el	Definition der (60%) die (25%)
Term -er	Definition der (60%) die (25%)
Term -en	Definition der (60%)
Term Nouns from -en verb infinitives	Definition das
Term -e	Definition die (90%)
Term Ge-	Definition das Names of male or female humans
Term -nis	Definition das (70%) die (30%)
Term -sal	Definition das (70%) das (30%)

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