Feminine nouns in German ↩

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created: 2022-06-06 22:54:24
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Feminine is a grammatical gender in German.

Usually, the nouns of the following categories are feminine words:

female humans and animals, often with : die Frau (woman), Tochter (daughter), Kuh (cow), Lehrerin (teacher), Ärztin (doctor), Wölfin (she-wolf)
numbers and digits: die Eins (1), die Siebzehn (17), die Zweiundzwanzig (22)
names of ships and airplanes: die Bismarck, die Europa, die Boeing
a great many words ending in : die Wanne (tub), Birne (pear), Tasse (cup), Zahnbürste (toothbrush), Wiese (meadow), but exceptions: der Name (name), der Junge (boy), der Löwe (lion), der Hase (rabbit, hare), der Käse (cheese)
all with the suffixes , , , , , : die Bäckerei (bakery), Krankheit (disease), Freundlichkeit (friendliness), Gesellschaft (society, company), Fahrt (trip), Wohnung (apartment, abode), but exception: der Sprung (jump), since it comes from the verb "springen", so it does not have a suffix
all with the suffixes , , , , , , , , $ä$ , : die Reportage (report), Lizenz (license), Delikatesse (delicacy), Friseuse (female barber), Melodie (melody), Politik (politics, policy), Nation (nation), Gastritis (gastritis), Universität (university), Natur (nature)

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