I have already written about how you can recognize masculine and feminine nouns in German. But German nouns can have a further gender: the neuter. In comparison to masculine and feminine nouns, neuter ones can be recognized much easier.<\/p>\n
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a) Nouns that denote young living beings: humans as well as animals<\/strong><\/p>\n Young living beings that have not reached sexual maturity yet are usually neuter in German.<\/p>\n das Baby \u2013 baby<\/p>\n das Ferkel \u2013 piglet<\/p>\n das Junge \u2013 cubs; offspring; lit. young one<\/p>\n das Fohlen \u2013 foal<\/p>\n das Kind \u2013 child<\/p>\n das Kalb \u2013 calf<\/p>\n das Kitz \u2013 fawn; yeanling<\/p>\n das Lamm \u2013 lamb<\/p>\n das K\u00fcken \u2013 chick<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Exceptions:<\/strong><\/p>\n der Frischling \u2013 (boar) piglet<\/p>\n der Welpe \u2013 puppy<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n b) Continents, countries, and cities<\/strong><\/p>\n Names of continents, countries, and cities are usually neuter in German<\/p>\n das Amerika \u2013 America<\/p>\n das Nordamerika \u2013 North America<\/p>\n das S\u00fcdamerika \u2013 South America<\/p>\n das Europa \u2013 Europe<\/p>\n das Afrika \u2013 Afrika<\/p>\n das Asien \u2013 Asia<\/p>\n das Australien \u2013 Australia<\/p>\n das Deutschland \u2013 Germany<\/p>\n das Italien \u2013 Italy<\/p>\n das Spanien \u2013 Spain<\/p>\n das Frankreich \u2013 France<\/p>\n das China \u2013 China<\/p>\n das Japan \u2013 Japan<\/p>\n das Indien \u2013 India<\/p>\n das \u00c4gypten \u2013 Egypt<\/p>\n das Jordanien \u2013 Jordan<\/p>\n das Saudi-Arabien \u2013 Saudi Arabia<\/p>\n das Mexiko \u2013 Mexico<\/p>\n das Chile \u2013 Chile<\/p>\n das Tunesien \u2013 Tunisia<\/p>\n das England \u2013 England<\/p>\n das Berlin \u2013 Berlin<\/p>\n das Washington, D.C. \u2013 Washinton, D.C.<\/p>\n das Warschau \u2013 Warsaw<\/p>\n das Buenos Aires \u2013 Buenos Aires<\/p>\n das Lisabon \u2013 Lisbon<\/p>\n das Moskau \u2013 Moscow<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Note:<\/strong> You only use the German neuter article \u201cdas\u201d with names of continents, countries, and cities when you define the noun more closely, e.g. \u201cdas Amerika der 50er Jahre\u201d = \u201cAmerica in the 50s\u201d; \u201cdas Berlin der 20er Jahre\u201d = \u201cBerlin in the 20s\u201d. In other respects, you do not use the neuter article with continents, countries, and cities.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Exceptions to the rule(s) above are countries and cities that require a masculine or feminine article, like:<\/p>\n der Libabnon \u2013 Lebanon<\/p>\n der Jemen \u2013 Yemen<\/p>\n die Schweiz \u2013 Switzerland<\/p>\n die Slowakei \u2013 Slovakia<\/p>\n die T\u00fcrkei \u2013 Turkey<\/p>\n die Ukraine \u2013 Ukraine<\/p>\n In these cases, you need to add the masculine article \u201cder\u201d or the feminine article \u201cdie\u201d. How this will affect your sentences will be discussed in my upcoming post.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n To be continued \u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" I have already written about how you can recognize masculine and feminine nouns in German. But German nouns can have a further gender: the neuter. In comparison to masculine and feminine nouns, neuter ones can be recognized much easier. a) Nouns that denote young living beings: humans as well as animals Young living beings…<\/p>\n