CONTENT
German nouns can be declined to show case, gender, and number, often by adding a suffix. For example, -er is used to form nouns indicating a person or an occupation (masculine).
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Teacher
Noun suffixes: rules for "der"
Most nouns ending in -er, -or, -eur, -ent, -ant, -ismus, -ling, -ist, us, -ich, or -ig are masculine and have "der" as an article:
German
English
der Fernseher
the TV
der Motor
the motor
der Modus
the mode
der Lehrling
the apprentice
der Honig
the honey
Noun suffixes: rules for "die"
Nouns ending in:-ung -heit, -keit, -schaft, -(t)ion, -ur, -tät, -ei, -ie, -in, -ine, and -ik are always female and have "die" as an article.
German
English
die Musik
the music
die Lektion
the lesson
die Werbung
the ad
die Freiheit
the freedom
die Mannschaft
the team
Noun suffixes: rules for "das"
Nouns ending in -chen, -lein, -nis, -um, -ment, and -ich are neutral and have "das" as an article.
German
English
das Mädchen
the girl
das Datum
the date
das Instrument
the instrument
das Gesicht
the face
das Geheimnis
the secret
Quiz
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Choose the most probable article according to the presented rules: ___ Gesundheit
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correct answers.