How to learn German fastFor Beginners
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01/12/2023
In this lesson, we'll learn all about German nouns. But before we dive in, let's remind ourselves briefly: what exactly is a noun? A noun is a word used to identify a person, place or thing: an object or concept.
Here are some examples of nouns:
der König
king
der Wald
forest
die Religion
religion
das Telefon
telephone
German Nouns & Capitalization
In English, we capitalise the first word at the beginning of a sentence, names and proper nouns.
The king and the queen live in a castle inside the forest.
However, in German, we also capitalise common nouns. That means that every thing counts.
Have a look at this sentence. Guess which words are nouns. Click on the words to reveal the answers:
Der
König
und
die
Königin
leben
in
einem
Schloß
im
Wald.
The king and the queen live in a castle inside the forest.