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der, die oder das?
The article, plural, meaning and pronunciation of 511 German nouns, with the rule that explains the article. Free, no login.
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Endings that tell you the article
Measured on the 20,000 most frequent German nouns. “Always” means 98% or more, “almost always” 90% or more.
der
- -ismus always
- -ist almost always
- -eur almost always der Ingenieur
- -ig almost always
die
- -ung always die Anmeldung
- -heit almost always die Gesundheit
- -keit always die Staatsangehörigkeit
- -schaft always
- -ion always die Funktion
- -tät always die Nationalität
- -ik almost always die Musik
- -ie almost always die Allergie
- -ur almost always die Tastatur
- -enz always
- -ette almost always die Tablette
- -age almost always die Garage
- -in always die Ärztin
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