German neuter nouns list
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The third gender in German is neuter. It is used with the definite article das or the indefinite article ein. We not only recognize them according to type and nature of the noun, but also according to the endings of the concerning noun.
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All diminutives nouns with the ending -chen are neuter.
The endings do not change in any case, but the Genitive singular.
This table show some example of neuter nouns with the ending -chen.
German nouns | English meaning |
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das Mädchen | girl |
das Pfännchen | small frying pan |
das Maskottchen | mascot |
das Märchen | fairytale |
das Päckchen | small package |
Note: Nouns with the ending -chen, that are not diminutives, do not have to be neuter. Example: der Kuchen - cake, der Knochen - bone, der Rochen - ray [zoo.]
Nouns with this endings are seldom. This mean that they only appear on a few occasions. Their pluaral form stays the same, there will never be a diferent ending to make the plural. Example (das Häuslein to die Häuslein). All diminutives ending with "-lein" are neuter.
German nouns | English meaning |
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das Häuslein | little house |
das Vöglein | little bird |
das Bächlein | brooklet |
das Büchlein | booklet |
Nouns with this ending are seen often in the German language. Their plural can be formed with the following endings; "-en" (das Bett - die Betten) or with "-er" (das Brett - die Bretter") or with "-e" (das Amulett - die Amulette).
German nouns | English meaning |
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das Bett | bed |
das Ballettt | the ballet |
das Büfett | the buffet |
das Omelett | the omelet |
das Brett | the board |
Nouns with this ending are average. Their plural is formed with the ending "-e" for words which have German origin, (das Medikament - die Medikamente) but with the "-s" ending for foreign words (das Apartment - die Apartments).
German nouns | English meaning |
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das Medikament | the medication |
das Testament | the will |
das Element | the element |
das Instrument | the instrument |
das Fragment | the fragment |
Nouns with this ending are average in the German language. Their plural form with the ending "-en", for example (das Datum ➜ die Daten).
German nouns | English meaning |
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das Datum | date |
das Wachstum | growth |
das Ultimatum | ultimatum |
das Heiligtum | relic |
das Votum | vote |
These words come from the French, they are seldom nouns which appear on very few occasions. Their plural is formed with the ending "-s". For example (das Niveau - die Niveaus)
German nouns | English meaning |
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das Niveau | level |
das Plateau | plateau |
Some types of nouns are almost always associated with the neuter gender. Here you can find a list.
Type of noun | Example |
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young persons or animals |
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letters of the alphabet |
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colours |
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languages |
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words of English origin |
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names of cities/ countries accompanied by adjectives |
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chemical element |
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nouns beginning with Ge- and designate a set of something |
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Some nouns are formed out of adjectives: the substantivized adjectives. These nouns are normally neuter. To form substantivized adjectives, we take the radical of the adjective and add -e to the end of the word.
Examples:
Some nouns are substantivized infinitives, that means that the nouns are formed out of an infinitive of a verb. All the substantivized infinitives are neuter.
Examples:
We hope you have enjoyed out short lesson on the German neuter nouns
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