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41. Actually, German does have some clues about noun endings and gender

Sun Mar 8, 2026, 01:45 AM

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All singular words ending in -e are feminine (die Katze, die Erde)
All words ending in -in that denote a profession are feminine (Die Arztin, die Polizistin)
All singular words ending in -chen and -lein are neuter (das Fraulein, das Madchen

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