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Grammar Rule
Default/male form of professions are masculine.
Words following this rule
29 nouns found der
Anwalt attorney, lawyer
der
Arbeiter worker
der
Architekt architect
der
Arzt physician, doctor
der
Autor author
der
Bauer farmer
der
Dichter writer, poet
der
Doktor doctor
der
Fahrer driver
der
Handwerker workman, tradesman
der
Ingenieur engineer
der
Journalist journalist
der
Kapitän captain
der
Koch cook
der
Künstler artist
der
Lehrer teacher
der
Maler painter
der
Musiker musician
der
Pilot pilot
der
Polizist policeman
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Professor professor
der
Richter judge
der
Schauspieler actor
der
Schüler pupil, student
der
Soldat soldier
der
Spieler player
der
Sportler athlete
der
Student student
der
Trainer coach
Other der rules
Days of the week are masculineMonths are masculineSeasons are masculineMost times of day are masculineCardinal directions are masculineMost weather phenomena and precipitation types are masculineCar brand names are masculineMost alcoholic drinks are masculineMost rivers outside Germany are masculineMost rocks and minerals are masculineNames of mountains and mountain ranges are masculineNouns referring to male persons are masculineNouns specifically referring to male animals are masculineDefault/male form of professions are masculineNouns formed from verbs with -er ending are mostly masculineNouns ending in -ling are masculineNouns ending in -ismus (mostly abstract concepts) are always masculineNouns ending in -or are mostly masculineNouns ending in -ist (usually people) are masculineNouns ending in -ant or -ent (usually people) are masculineNouns ending in -ich are masculineNouns ending in -ig are masculineMost Latin-derived nouns ending in -us are masculineNouns formed from verb stems (without -en) are mostly masculineNames of planets and celestial bodies are mostly masculineFrench-origin nouns ending in -eur for male professions are masculineNouns ending in -är or -ar are mostly masculineMost currency names are masculine