Cracking the Code of German Genders
German nouns can be Masculine (Der), Feminine (Die), or Neutral (Das). It seems random, but there are patterns!
Always Masculine (Der)
- Days of the week (Der Montag)
- Months (Der Januar)
- Directions (Der Norden)
- Words ending in -er, -en, -el (mostly)
Always Feminine (Die)
- Words ending in -ung, -heit, -keit, -schaft (Die Freiheit)
- Most plants and trees