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Gender, Nouns, and Pronouns in German

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der - die - das  •  er - sie - es

Gender Hints
Der, die, or das? It's not always easy to tell the gender of a German noun. Here's some help, with two quizzes.

Introduction to Nouns and Gender
Lektion 3 of our free German course. The articles der, die, das. With German Gender Quiz.

Noun Chart: German Plurals
A table showing the dozen ways that German nouns can form the plural. Includes examples.

Noun Chart: English-German Plural/Singular
A table of German nouns that differ from English in their singular or plural use.

Personal Pronouns
I, thou, they and more. With related words and expressions. Lektion 2 of our free German for Beginners course.

When the Plural is Singular
Avoiding singular/plural confusion with German nouns.

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