Nouns with article ‘das’

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Nouns with article ‘das’

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Words with the following ‘endings’ are generally neuter

- ment, - chen, - lein/chen, - nis, - ium, -tum, - eau, - ett

- ment

das Dokument (document)

das Testament (will)

das Medikament (medicine)

das Instrument (instrument)

das Supplement (supplement)

a common exception here is ‚der Moment (moment)‘

- chen

das Mädchen (girl)

das Märchen (myth)

das Kochen (cooking)

das Kügelchen (globule) [die Kugel – ball, sphere]

A common exception: der Kuchen (cake)

- lein/chen

While der Vogel means bird,

das Vöglein and das Vögelchen both mean little bird

- nis

das Geheimnis (mystery)

das Erlebnis (experience)

das Hindernis (obstacle, barrier)

- ium

das Studium (studies)

das Bakterium (bacteria)

das Aquarium (aquarium)

das Ministerium (ministry)

-tum

das Eigentum (property, estate)

das Datum (date)

das Wachstum (growth, increase)

Few exceptions are: der Reichtum (richness), der Irrtum (error, mistake)

- eau

das Niveau (standard, level)

- ett

das Büfett (buffet)

das Bett (bed)

das Ballett (ballett)

By the way, name of the colors are all with ‘das’:

das Blau – blue

das Grün – green

das Gelb – yellow

das Rot – red

das Braun – brown

das Violett – violett

das Schwarz – black

das Weiß – white

das Rosa – pink

Metals are also neuter in German:

das Gold – gold

das Eisen – iron

das Blei – lead

das Kupfer – copper

das Zink – zinc

das Aluminium – aluminium

das Zinn - tin

das Wolfram – wolfram

das Chrom – chrome

das Uran - uranium

Also note the followiings:

das Haus – house, home

das Geld – money

das Leben – life

das Foto - photo
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