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Grammatikregel

Names of planets and celestial bodies are mostly masculine.

Ausnahmen

die Venus, die Sonne (sun), die Erde (Earth)

Wörter, die dieser Regel folgen

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Andere der-Regeln

Days of the week are masculine Months are masculine Seasons are masculine Most times of day are masculine Cardinal directions are masculine Most weather phenomena and precipitation types are masculine Car brand names are masculine Most alcoholic drinks are masculine Most rivers outside Germany are masculine Most rocks and minerals are masculine Names of mountains and mountain ranges are masculine Nouns referring to male persons are masculine Nouns specifically referring to male animals are masculine Default/male form of professions are masculine Nouns formed from verbs with -er ending are mostly masculine Nouns ending in -ling are masculine Nouns ending in -ismus (mostly abstract concepts) are always masculine Nouns ending in -or are mostly masculine Nouns ending in -ist (usually people) are masculine Nouns ending in -ant or -ent (usually people) are masculine Nouns ending in -ich are masculine Nouns ending in -ig are masculine Most Latin-derived nouns ending in -us are masculine Nouns formed from verb stems (without -en) are mostly masculine Names of planets and celestial bodies are mostly masculine French-origin nouns ending in -eur for male professions are masculine Nouns ending in -är or -ar are mostly masculine Most currency names are masculine