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Grammar Rule
Nouns ending in -ment are neuter.
Exceptions
der Moment (moment in time) vs das Moment (factor/aspect) - different meanings
Words following this rule
16 nouns found das
Apartment apartment
das
Appartement apartment
das
Argument argument
das
Dokument document
das
Element element
das
Engagement commitment
das
Experiment experiment
das
Fundament foundation
das
Instrument instrument
das
Management management
das
Medikament medicine, drug
das
Parlament parliament
das
Segment segment
das
Stadtparlament city parliament
das
Temperament temperament
das
Testament will
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