German noun gender, definite and indefinite articles, and core patterns for masculine, feminine, and neuter nouns.
Recognize German nouns by their capital letters and treat gender as part of each noun. Use der, die, or das when recording and recalling new nouns.
Recognize and use common classroom nouns such as der Stift, die Tafel, das Buch, and das Papier. Practice each noun together with its gender marker.
Translate words from your previous vocabulary lesson.
Read sentences using words you recently learned.
Listen to sentences using words you recently learned.
Choose der for masculine, die for feminine, and das for neuter singular nouns in the nominative case. Use die with all nominative plural nouns.
Use ein with masculine and neuter nouns and eine with feminine nouns in the nominative case. Distinguish these forms from plural noun phrases, which have no indefinite article.
Recognize and use family and people nouns such as der Vater, die Mutter, das Kind, der Mann, and die Frau. Connect natural gender with article choice where the noun follows it.
Predict gender from reliable endings such as feminine -ung, -heit, -keit, and -schaft; neuter -chen and -lein; and masculine -ling and -ismus. Choose the matching article for nouns with these endings.
Use the final noun to determine the gender of a German compound. Build and interpret examples such as das Schulbuch, die Haustür, and der Esstisch.
Recognize and use common household nouns such as der Tisch, die Lampe, das Fenster, and die Tür. Build short naming phrases with definite and indefinite articles.
Review this chapter with practice based on your mistakes.
