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Grammar Rule
Nouns ending in -ion or -tion are feminine.
Exceptions
der Spion (spy), der Skorpion (scorpion) - these refer to people/animals
Words following this rule
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Adoption adoption
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Aktion action, campaign
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Animation animation
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Argumentation argumentation
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Definition definition
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Deflation deflation
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Delegation delegation
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Demonstration demonstration, protest
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Depression depression
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Dimension dimension
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Diskussion discussion, debate
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Disposition disposition, arrangement
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Dokumentation documentation
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Endstation terminus
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Expansion expansion
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Explosion explosion
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Faszination fascination
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Fraktion parliamentary party
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Frustration frustration
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Funktion function
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Fusion fusion, merger
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Föderation federation
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Generation generation
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Gratulation congratulation
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Halbpension half board
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Illusion illusion
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Immigration immigration
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Infektion infection
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Inflation inflation
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Information information
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Innovation innovation
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Inspiration inspiration
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Installation installation
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Institution institution
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Integration integration
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Interpretation interpretation
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Intervention intervention
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Investition investment
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Kalkulation calculation, costing
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Kaution deposit
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Koalition coalition
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Kombination combination
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Kommission commission, committee
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Kommunikation communication
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Komposition composition
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Kondition fitness/condition
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Konfession denomination
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Konfrontation confrontation
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Konstruktion construction, design
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Konvention convention
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Konzentration concentration
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Konzeption concept, conception
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Kooperation cooperation
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Korruption corruption
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Migration migration
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Mission mission
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Motivation motivation
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Munition ammunition
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Nation nation
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Operation operation
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Opposition opposition
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Option option
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Ordination doctor's office
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Organisation organization
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Pension pension, guesthouse
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Perfektion perfection
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Polizeistation police station
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Portion portion
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Position position
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Produktion production
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Proportion proportion
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Provision commission
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Provokation provocation
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Präsentation presentation
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Präzision precision
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Qualifikation qualification
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Reaktion reaction
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Redaktion editorial office
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Reflexion reflection
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Region region
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Rehabilitation rehabilitation
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Reklamation complaint
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Relation appropriateness, proportion, relation
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Religion religion
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Resolution resolution
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Revision revision, audit
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Revolution revolution
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Rezeption reception
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Rezession recession
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Sensation sensation
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Situation situation
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Sowjetunion Soviet Union
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Spekulation speculation
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Station station
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Subvention subsidy
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Tradition tradition
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Transaktion transaction
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Transplantation transplant
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U-Bahn-Station subway station
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Union union
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Version version
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Vision vision
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Vollpension full board
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Währungsunion monetary union
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Zivilisation civilization
Other die rules
Nouns referring to female persons are feminineNouns specifically referring to female animals are feminineProfessions with -in ending for females are feminineNouns ending in -ung are always feminineNouns ending in -heit are always feminineNouns ending in -keit are always feminineNouns ending in -schaft are always feminineNouns ending in -tät or -ität are feminineNouns ending in -ion or -tion are feminineNouns ending in -ie are feminineNouns ending in -ik are feminineMost nouns ending in -ur are feminineNouns ending in -anz or -enz are feminineNouns ending in -ei are feminineAbout 90% of nouns ending in -e are feminineMost tree names are feminineMost flower names are feminineMany fruit names are feminineMost rivers in Germany/Austria/Switzerland are feminineMotorcycle brand names are feminineShip names are feminineAirplane names/models are feminineNumbers used as nouns are feminineNouns ending in -ade (from French/Italian) are feminineNouns ending in -age (from French) are feminineNouns ending in -ose are feminineNouns ending in -sis or -xis are feminineNouns ending in -ine for chemical substances are feminineContinent names are feminine when used with an article