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You're Reading a Free Preview Page 2 is not shown in this preview. Nouns are words that describe beings, places and things e. g. die Frau – the woman, der Bahnhof – the train station, das Wetter – the weather. German nouns can be used with masculine (der), feminine (die) or neuter (das) articles and they are always written with a capital letter.
German noun endings change to match the case they are in. In the following pages, you will learn to use German nouns and articles in their singular and plural forms as well as in the nominative, accusative, dative and genitive cases. At the end of each page, there are exercises so you can practice using nouns and articles in German. The grammatical
gender shows if a noun is masculine, feminine, or neuter. In German, it’s often impossible to tell this just from looking at the noun, but there are some clues that can help you determine the gender. Example:der Schmetterlingdie Umgebungdas Märchen In German, we generally use nouns together with their articles. The article tells us the gender,
number, and case of the noun. There are indefinite articles (ein, eine) and definite articles (der, die, das). Example:ein/der Manneine/die Frauein/das Kind The plural in German can take the endings n/en, e, r/er, s, or no ending at all. Here we explain when each plural ending should be used.
Example:die Universität – die Universitätendie Oma – die Omas In German, nouns have to be declined. Here, we explain when to use each case and what you need to pay attention to when declining a noun. Example:der Mann, des Mannes, dem Mann, den Manndie Frau, der Frau, der Frau, die Frau Home » German Vocab and Grammar » 200+
Common German Nouns You Should Know [with Audio] German nouns have a pretty interesting reputation. If you’ve already encountered some (especially long compound nouns), then you may be a bit intimidated. But common German nouns that you’re actually likely to use in everyday speech are often pretty short and easy to remember. Once you
get started with learning the most common German nouns, you’ll build up a vessel of knowledge that will accelerate your learning and transport you toward fluency. Contents The Basic Characteristics of a German Noun Here are a few things to know about German nouns that can help you spot them as you read or listen: (1) Nouns are a person,
location, object or concept. Examples of this include der Freund (friend), die Stadt (city), der Ball (ball) and die Freiheit (freedom). (2) Nouns are capitalized, like proper names in English: Freund, Stadt, Ball, Freiheit. (3) Nouns can be singular or plural, just like in English.

(4) Nouns have an article, which denotes their gender: der, die or das. Nouns are used a lot in German, second only to verbs. Keep these characteristics in mind as you read, and you will start spotting nouns in no time! German Compound Nouns German compound nouns are formed by combining nouns to create one single long word.

These compound nouns follow a certain logic and are specially built to transport extra vocabulary. For example, the word die Groβschachanlage means “giant chessboard.” It’s formed from the following words: groβ means “large” or “giant” (das) Schach means “chess” (die) Anlage means “board” Joined together, you have “giant-chess-board,” or
Groβ-schach-anlage. Some German compound nouns can be comprised of many, many nouns. The next time you’re reading, see what compound nouns you can find. 200+ Most Common German Nouns Memorizing the nouns below will give you a good general base of German vocabulary.

The German words are divided into themed lists so that you can cover useful categories at your own pace. Family and Friends If you wanted to say, “Here is my Uncle Tom and Aunt Theresa” in German, you would say, “Hier sind mein Onkel Tom und meine Tante Theresa.” Similarly, you would say, “Sie ist meine Schwester” if you wanted to say, “She
is my sister.” Household Objects In German, “Ich putze die Dusche” means, “I clean the shower.” To say, “He sits in the chair,” you would use der Stuhl to say, “Er sitzt auf dem Stuhl.” Transportation Do you take the bus to work? Simply say, “Ich fahre mit dem Bus in die Arbeit.” (Literally, “I travel with the bus to work,” or more colloquially, “I take
the bus to work.”) Pilots would say, “Ich fliege das Flugzeug” to mean they are flying the plane. Locations Do you live auf dem Land (in the country) or in der Stadt (in the city)? Occupations As with family and friend nouns, occupations have a masculine and feminine form. pilot: der Pilot/die Pilotin doctor: der Doktor/die Doktorin dentist: der
Zahnarzt/die Zahnarztin librarian: der Bibliothekar/die Bibliothekarin hairdresser: der Friseur/die Friseurin lawyer: der Rechtsanwalt/die Rechtsanwältin salesman/woman: der Verkäufer/die Verkäuferin bus driver: der Busfahrer/die Busfahrerin teacher: der Lehrer/die Lehrerin professor: der Professor/die Professorin assistant: der Assistent/die
Assistentin stock broker: der Börsenmakler/die Börsenmaklerin marketer: der Vermarkter/die Vermarkterin insurance agent: der Versicherungsagent/die Verischerungsagentin truck driver: der LKW-Fahrer/die LKW-Fahrerin writer: der Schriftsteller/die Schriftstellerin editor: der Redakteur/die Redakteurin journalist: der Journalist/die
Journalistin machinist: der Mechaniker/die Mechanikerin carpenter: der Zimmermann/die Zimmerfrau computer programmer: der Computerprogrammierer/die Computerprogrammiererin personal trainer: der persönliche Trainer/die persönliche Trainerin supervisor: der Vorgesetzte/die Vorgesetzterin boss: der Chef/die Chefin caregiver: der
Pfleger/die Pflegerin clerk: der Angestellter/die Angestellte detective: der Detektiv/die Detektivin police officer: der Polizeibeamte/die Polizeibeamtin firefighter: der Feuerwehrmann/die Feuerwehrfrau What do your parents do? You could say, “My father is a supervisor, and my mother is a clerk,” or “Mein Vater ist Vorgesetzte und meine Mutter ist
Angestellte.” Food Was für einen Apfel haben Sie gern? (What kind of apples do you like?) You might say, “I like red apples,” or “Ich habe rote Äpfel gern.” Pets If you wanted to say, “My bird’s name is Perry,” you would say, “Mein Vogel heiβt Perry.” To say, “I have a brown dog,” you would need to make sure “brown” has the correct adjective
ending: “Ich habe einen braunen Hund.” Clothing Items Welche Farbe hat dein Hemd? (What color is your shirt?) Mein Hemd ist blau.
(My shirt is blue.) Haben Sie meine Krawatte gesehen? (Have you seen my tie?) Sports Welcher Sport haben Sie besser, das Hockey oder den Golf? (What sport do you like better, hockey or golf?) Ich habe leider beide nicht gern. Ich finde den Golf langweilig. (Unfortunately, I don’t like either.
I think golf is boring.) Personal Belongings Wo haben Sie deinen Schmuck gekauft? (Where did you buy your jewelry?) Ich habe deine Tasche gern.

(I really like your bag.) That was a lot of German nouns! Hearing and seeing them used in context can be a particularly good way to remember their meanings. With a language learning program like FluentU, you can get exposed to many nouns in authentic German videos with interactive subtitles and other learning tools. If you come across an
unfamiliar word, you can click to get definitions, example sentences and more. You can also review the words you learn with flashcards and personalized quizzes. This is a great way to see how German nouns are used in real-life contexts and secure them in your memory so you can use them in the future. You’ll end up using a lot of the above German
nouns in conversations and writing. Do your best to memorize as many as you can and your vocabulary will expand exponentially!