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Nouns and cases

das Genus

In English: grammatical gender

Every German noun is masculine, feminine or neuter, even when it names a thing. The gender is rarely logical, so learn each noun together with its article: der Tisch, die Lampe, das Bett.

Example: Der Löffel, die Gabel und das Messer liegen auf dem Tisch.

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das Maskulinum das Femininum das Neutrum

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