Introduction to german nouns (and nieces) german nouns, noun genders, plural nouns, and all the different ways to say "the". unfortunately for those of us learning german, this part of the german language is crazy. prepare yourself. in german, plural nouns are formed in a ton of different ways. and there's not really any rule to give you a. The concept of gender can feel confusing for new students of the german language. having a gender does not mean that nouns actually refer to male, female or neuter things, although, in most circumstances, the nouns that refer to males (such as a male doctor or a male animal) are masculine, while nouns that refer to females are generally feminine (such as a female doctor or female animal).. Nouns start with a capital letter in written language. plurals german, unlike english, has more than one way to make nouns plural, and plural form, like gender, must be memorized with every noun..
German noun endings change to match the case they are in. in the following pages, you will learn to use german nouns and articles in their singular and plural forms as well as in the nominative , accusative , dative and genitive cases..