28th April, 2010

German noun gender hints Part 3

posted 1 year ago

Last time: masculine nouns and feminine nouns

Today: NEUTER NOUNS - DAS

1.) nouns with the suffix -chen; -lein (for diminutives) e.g. das MeerschweinCHEN (guinea pig), das Tischlein (the little table)

2.) most nouns with the suffix -tum; -um e.g. das ChristenTUM (Christianity)

3.) most nouns with the suffix -o (e.g. das RadiO)

4.) infinitives used as nouns (= gerunds) (e.g. das Trinken = drinking; das Schlafen = sleeping)

5.) most nouns with the suffix -ett (e.g. das Bett = bed)


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