This video is the lesson for der, die, das: German Articles and Noun Gender in the free A1 course — with the grammar written out, vocabulary and exercises.

Der, die, das? master German noun genders

What this video teaches

Learn three reliable patterns for German noun gender. Nouns ending in -ung are always die (die Zeitung, die Wohnung), nouns ending in -chen are das (das Mädchen, das Brötchen), and male job words ending in -er are der (der Lehrer, der Fahrer). Includes the classic das-Mädchen trap, where the ending wins over meaning.

Example sentences from the video

Die Zeitung, die Wohnung.

Das Mädchen, das Brötchen.

Der Lehrer, der Fahrer.

What is said in this video (German)

Is it der die or

Der Lehrer or die Lehrerin

Let's learn three easy patterns

German nouns have gender — der die or das

But the ending often tells you

Today — three patterns

Dash ung gives die

Dash chen gives das

Dash er for jobs gives der

Pattern one ung Dash ending Words in U N G are always die

Die Zeitung — the newspaper Die Wohnung — the apartment See the ending Always die

Das Mädchen — the girl Das Brötchen — the bread roll Das Mädchen Always das

Pattern three Dash er for jobs Male job words ending in E R are der

Der Lehrer — the male teacher Der Fahrer — the male driver Job plus dash er Der

Key German words in this video

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