Gender of Nouns
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Gender of Nouns
Natural gender vs. Grammatical gender• 3 grous of nouns: masculine (der-nouns), neuter
(das-nouns), feminine (die-nouns)• The definite articles der, das, die function like the
English definite article the• Most nouns referring to males are der-nouns, most
nouns referring to females are die-nouns, and most nouns referring to young beings are das-nouns– Der Junge (the boy), but das Mädchen (the girl): nouns
ending in –chen are das-nouns
Genders and Nouns
Masculine NeuterFeminine
der Mann das Kind die Frau
der Computer das Radio die LampeAll nouns in German take the gender of either
masculine, neuter or feminine Capitalize ALL nouns in German ALL THE TIME!
Partnerarbeit
Tell your partner three things that you have in your book bag and three things that are in the classroom with complete sentences.
Ich habe … in meinem Rucksack.Wir haben… in der Klasse. Ich habe … in diesem Klassenzimmer.