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Grammar notes

Every German noun has a grammatical gender — der (masculine), die (feminine), or das (neuter) — and it's mostly not predictable from meaning, so it has to be learned together with the noun (always memorize der Tisch, not just Tisch). This lesson drills exactly that: you see a picture, and answer with the full article + noun, e.g. der Tisch, not just the word or just the article.

Before starting, choose how you want to answer: type the full article + noun yourself, or pick it from a few multiple-choice options.

There are a few patterns that help, though not exceptions-free:

Tends to be... Pattern Examples
der (masculine) days, months, seasons; nouns ending in -er, -ig, -ling der Montag, der Sommer, der König
die (feminine) nouns ending in -e, -heit, -keit, -ung, -schaft die Blume, die Freiheit, die Zeitung
das (neuter) diminutives -chen/-lein; nouns ending in -um, -ment; most infinitives used as nouns das Mädchen, das Museum, das Essen

For compound nouns, the gender always follows the last word in the compound: das Fenster + der Platz = der Fensterplatz.

Vocabulary: der, die, das

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