19th April, 2010

German noun gender hints Part 2

posted 1 year ago

Last time: Noun gender hints for masculine nouns

Today: FEMININE NOUNS - DIE

1.) nouns with the suffix -heit, -ie, -ik, -age, -ei ,-ion, -itis, -keit, -ur, -schaft, -tät, and -ung

e.g.

die FröhlichKEIT (gladness); die ChemIE (chemistry); die GrammatIK (grammar), die GarAGE (garage), die VöllerEI (gluttony), die BrochITIS (bronchitis), die FreiHEIT (freedom), die NatUR (nature), die FreundSCHAFT (friendship), die IntimiTÄT (intimacy), die VerwaltUNG (administration)

2.) cardinal numbers e.g. die Vier (four); die Sieben (seven)


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    When I first learned that, I found it extremely amusing that -schaft was a hint...feminine...
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