![]() So for example, while Hund is always masculine, it can be any of the four cases depending on the context. Unlike its gender, a noun’s case isn’t fixed. (It could be worse: Hungarian has a whopping eighteen cases!) German, however, goes a step further: as well as a gender, each noun has a case: nominative, accusative, dative and genitive. You’ll be familiar with grammatical gender if you’ve studied a Romance language like French or Spanish. See here for a comprehensive guide to remembering noun genders in German. There are many time-saving shortcuts you can learn: for example, that all words which end in -heit, -keit, -schaft, -ung, and -tion are feminine. Don’t be discouraged: it’s easier than it looks. You need to remember the gender of every German noun that you learn. (Remember that all German nouns are always written with a capital letter.) das Boot (the boat) is a neutral noun (as well as the name of a classic German movie).die Frau (the woman) is a feminine noun.Look at these examples, and notice how I use a different article ( der/die/das) depending on the noun’s gender: To use a noun correctly, you must know its gender. Every noun is categorised as either masculine ( männlich), feminine ( weiblich) or neutral ( sächlich). Like most European languages, German has genders. The two critical concepts to understand are: gender and case. Unsure how to use these charts? Don’t worry: this article will explain everything you need to know. ![]() ![]() Masculine Singular Feminine Plural Nominative mein mein meine meine Accusative meinen mein meine meine Dative meinem meinem meiner meinen Genitive meines meines meiner meiner
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