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Grammar Rule
Most nouns beginning with prefix Ge- are neuter.
Exceptions
der Gebrauch (use), der Gedanke (thought), der Geruch (smell), der Geschmack (taste), der Gewinn (profit), die Gefahr (danger), die Geschichte (history), die Geduld (patience), die Gewalt (power)
Words following this rule
46 nouns found das
Gebiet region, area
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Gebirge mountains
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Gebot bid, commandment
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Gebäude building
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Gedicht poem
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Gedächtnis memory
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Gefängnis prison
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Gefühl feeling
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Gegenteil opposite
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Gegenüber counterpart, opposite
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Gehalt salary
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Geheimnis secret
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Gehen walking, going
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Gehirn brain
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Gehör hearing
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Gelenk joint/hinge
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Gelände ground, site
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Geländer railing
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Gemälde painting
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Gemüse vegetables
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Gepäck luggage
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Gericht court, dish
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Gerät tool, piece of equipment, appliance
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Geräusch sound, noise
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Gerücht rumor
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Gerüst scaffolding
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Geschehen events, happenings
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Geschenk gift
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Geschirr dishes
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Geschlecht sex, gender
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Geschäft business
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Geschäftsjahr financial year
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Gesetz law
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Gesicht face
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Gespräch conversation
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Gesundheitswesen healthcare system
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Gesäß bottom
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Getreide grain, cereal
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Getränk drink, beverage
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Gewebe fabric, tissue
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Gewehr rifle, shotgun
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Gewerbe trade, business
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Gewerbegebiet commercial area
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Gewicht weight
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Gewitter thunderstorm
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Gewürz spice
Other das rules
All nouns with diminutive -chen ending are neuterAll nouns with diminutive -lein ending are neuterColors used as nouns are neuterMost metals and chemical elements are neuterNominalized infinitives (verbs used as nouns) are always neuterMost nouns beginning with prefix Ge- are neuterLetters used as nouns are neuterMusical notes are neuterNouns referring to young humans or animals are often neuterNouns ending in -um (Latin origin) are neuterNouns ending in -ium are neuterNouns ending in -ment are neuterNouns ending in -ma (Greek origin) are mostly neuterMost nouns ending in -o are neuterNouns ending in -tum are mostly neuterAbout 70% of nouns ending in -nis are neuterNouns ending in -ett are neuterMost country and city names are neuter (used without article)Names of hotels and cafés are neuterMany nouns ending in -at are neuterCollective nouns starting with Ge- are often neuterMost fractions are neuterLanguages used as nouns are neuterScientific terms ending in -ik (from Greek) can be neuterEnglish loanwords ending in -ing are neuterChemical/scientific terms ending in -in (long i sound) are neuter