German feminine nouns list

German feminine nouns will always take the definite article die and idefinite article eine in both the normative and accusative cases. Although you can sometimes define feminine nouns by the type of noun, such as feminine persons, flower species, there is in fact a very large number of nouns, where you can identify the feminine noun by the ending.

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The ending "-ei" of feminine nouns

These nouns are seen very often in the German language. Their plural form have the -en ending. Examples below.

German nouns	English meaning
die Polizei	police
die Abtei	abbey
die Konditorei	confectionery
die Leckerei	delicacy
die Datei	file

The ending "-ung" of feminine nouns

Nouns with this ending are seen very often in the German vocabulary. Their plural form have the -en ending.

German nouns	English meaning
die Zeitung	newspaper
die Dichtung	poetry
die Empfehlung	recommendation
die Erfahrung	experience

The ending "-in" of feminine nouns

Many male nouns can be transformed into form female nouns. For that, you have to add -in to the end of masculine noun. In plural the ending is -innen.

Note: Nouns that end with "-in"will only be feminine if they refer to a women.

German nouns	English meaning
die Lehrerin	female professor
die Darstellerin	actress
die Eignerin	female owner
die Australierin	Australian women
die Chefin	female boss

The ending "-heit" of feminine nouns

Nouns with this endings are seen very often in the German language, their plural form have the ending -en.

German nouns	English meaning
die Freiheit	freedom
die Neuheit	novelty
die Sicherheit	safety
die Trägheit	laziness

The ending "keit" of feminine nouns

Nouns with this ending are seen very often in the German language. Their plural form have the -en ending.

German nouns	English meaning
die Gefährlichkeit	dangerousness
die Höflichkeit	politeness
die Langsamkeit	slowness
die Häufigkeit	frequency

The ending "-ion" of feminine nouns

Nouns with this endings are seen very often in the German language. Their plural form have the -en ending.

German nouns	English meaning
die Produktion	production
die Funktion	function
die Kanalisation	drainage
die Nation	nation

The ending "-ie" of feminine nouns

Nouns with this ending are seen very often. Their plural form have the ending -n.

German nouns	English meaning
die Geografie	geography
die Garantie	guarantee
die Fantasie	fantasy
die Galerie	gallery
die Astronomie	astronomy

The ending "-scaft" of feminine nouns

Nouns with this ending are often seen in the media. Their plural form have the ending "-en".

German nouns	English meaning
die Freundschaft	friendship
die Gemeinschaft	community
die Wirtschaft	economy
die Wissenschaft	science

The ending "-ur" of feminine nouns

Nouns with this ending are mostly seen in the media. Their plural form have the ending -en.

German nouns	English meaning
die Kultur	culture
die Natur	nature
die Diktatur	dictatorship
die Agentur	agency

Exceptions: der Amateur - amateur, der Voyeur - voyeur, der Ingenieur - engineer, das Abitur - diploma from German secondary school

The ending "-ade" of feminine nouns

Nouns with this ending are seldom. They appear only a few occasions. Their plural form have the ending "-n".

German nouns	English meaning
die Marmelade	marmalade
die Limonade	lemonade
die Schokolade	chocolate
die Schublade	drawer

Identification of the feminine noun by noun groups

This table shows different noun groups that can be identified as a feminine nouns.

Type of noun	Example
feminine persons	die Frau - woman die Mutter - mother die Schwester - sister
name of tree species	die Tanne - fir die Eiche - oak die Linde - lime
name of flowers	die Rose - rose die Tulpe - tulip die Orchidee - orchid
name of fruits	die Birne - pear die Banane - banana die Pflaume - plum der Apfel - apple
numbers	die Zahl - number die Null - zero

We hope you have enjoyed the lesson and that you now know the difference between feminine and the other two types of German nouns.

German feminine nouns list

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