Vocabulary : Nouns : Gender

Each noun has its own gender. The definite article shows the gender :

• der : masculine
• die : feminie
• das : neutral

You should always learn nouns together with the article.

Some rules

• feminine : female persons, professions and animals : die Mutter (mother), die Oma (grandma), die Katze (cat), die Lehrerin(teacher), die Stewardess (stewardess)
• masculine : male persons, professions and animals; and days of the week : der Vater (father), der Opa (granddad), der Kater (tomcat), der Lehrer(teacher), der Steward (steward), der Montag (Monday), der Dienstag (Tuesday), der Mittwoch (Wednesday), der Donnerstag (Thursday), der Freitag (Friday), der Samstag (Saturday), der Sonntag (Sunday)
• neutral : nouns with the ending -chen and -o : das Mädchen (girl), das Kätzen (kitten), das Auto (car), das Büro (office)

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