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German article gender rules showing word endings that reveal der die das with examples
German article gender rules showing word endings that reveal der die das with examples
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Guess German Articles from Word Endings — der die das Rules

90% of German nouns follow predictable article patterns based on their ending. Words ending in -ung, -heit, -keit, -schaft, -ion are always feminine (die). Words ending in -chen and -lein are always neuter (das). Words ending in -er, -ling, -ismus are usually masculine (der). Learn the patterns, not just the words.

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You can GUESS German articles from the word ending! 🧠 Words ending in -ung? ALWAYS die. Words ending in -chen? ALWAYS das. -er words? Usually der. This one chart will save you thousands of hours!

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