DEUTSCHEPräsentation

There are 3 different gender in German: • masculine (male) • feminine (female) • neuter (neuter)

Every gender is indicated by an article: •der for masculine nouns •die for feminine nouns •das for neuter nouns

NOUN GENDER

der Mann masculine

die frau feminine

das kind Neuter

DER - Masculine nouns

1. All days, months and seasons are masculine• der Montag (Monday) • der Mai (May)• der Winter (winter)

2. Occupations and nationalities when you refer to a male person are masculine

• der Arzt (male doctor) • der Student (male student) • der Deutsche (male German)

3. male people are usually grammatical male• der Mann (man) • der Junge (boy) • der Bruder (brother)

4. most nouns ending with -ich, -ig, -ling are masculineder Honig (honey) der Teppich (carpet) der Schädling (pest)

DIE – Feminine nouns

1. all nouns ending with -heit, -keit, -schaft, -tät, -ung are feminine

• die Freundschaft (friendship) • die Freiheit (freedom) • die Wohnung (apartment)

2. all cardinal numbers are feminine• die Eins (one) • die Zwei (two) • die Drei (three)

3. female people are usually grammatical female

• die Frau (woman) • die Tochter (daughter)• Die schwester (sister)

4. most nouns ending with -e are feminine• die Ecke (corner) • die Grenze (border) • die Decke (ceiling)

DAS - Neuter nouns

1. all nouns ending with -lein, -chen are neuter• das Fräulein (miss) • das Mädchen (girl) • das Kätzchen (kitten)

2. all colors are neuter• das Blau (blue) • das Rot (red) • das Gelb (yellow)

3. verbs which become nouns are neuter• das Lesen (reading) • das Schreiben (writing) • das Sehen (seeing)

4. many cities and countries are neuter• das Deutschland (Germany) • das Italien (Italy) • das Köln (Cologne)

FURNITURE (die Möbel)

ARMCHAIRder Sessel

CHAIRder Stuhl

BEDdas Bett

BENCHdie Bank

BOOKCASEder

Bücherschrank

COUCH / SOFA

das SofaCUPBOARDder Schrank

DRESSERdie Kommode

DESKdas Pult,

der Schreibtisch

DOORdie Tür

SHELFdas Regal

TABLEder Tisch

SOFAdas Sofa STOOL

der Schemel

REFRIGERATORder Kühlschrank CURTAINS

der VorhangWINDOWSder Fenster

CARPETder Teppich

TELEVISION

der FernseherALARM CLOCKder Wecker

RADIOdas Radio

OVENder Backofen

TELEPHONEdas Telefon SINK

das Waschbecken, das Spülbecken

CLASSROOM ARTICLES

GERMAN WORDS MEANING

die Kreide Chalk

die Tafel Board

der Schwamm Duster

das Papier Paper

der Tisch Table

der Stuhl Stool

der Computer Computer

die Lampe lamp

das Kursbuch Course book

die Tasche Bag

GERMAN WORDS MEANING

der füller Fountain Pen

der Wörterbuch Dictionary

das Lernplakat Calender

der Bleistift Pencil

der Radiergummi Rubber

der Kuli Pen

der Overhead-projektor Projector

das Heft Book

der CD-Player CD- Player