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German A1 Articles — der, die or das
The single hardest habit in German. Drill the gender of the nouns at your level. 60 questions at A1, ten to a set. Pick an option and the card tells you straight away whether it was right, quotes the evidence, and explains why the others fail.
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Entschuldigung
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Correct answer: die
die Entschuldigung - apology (expression of remorse or regret); excuse (explanation designed to avoid or alleviate guilt or negative judgment)
Study this word: Entschuldigung
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Freund
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Klasse
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Woche
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Correct answer: die
die Woche - week (period of seven days counting from Monday to Sunday, or from Sunday to Saturday); week (any period of seven consecutive days)
Study this word: Woche
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Abend
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Correct answer: der
der Abend - evening; the time from dusk until midnight; The west
Study this word: Abend
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Arbeit
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Correct answer: die
die Arbeit - toil, regularly performed work, regularly pursued economic activity, labor, job, employment, occupation; job, task, assignment
Study this word: Arbeit
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Hund
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Correct answer: der
der Hund - dog, hound; scoundrel; dog (mean or morally reprehensible person)
Study this word: Hund
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Hilfe
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Name
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Correct answer: der
der Name - name (forename, Christian name, given name); name (surname, family name)
Study this word: Name
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Hand
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Common questions
Is there a rule for der, die and das?
There are reliable endings — -ung, -heit, -keit, -schaft and -ion are feminine; -chen and -lein are neuter; -er, -ling and -ismus are usually masculine — but no rule covers the core vocabulary. For those, exposure is the method, which is what this drill is for.
How much does getting the article wrong matter?
You will be understood, but the article drags the whole case system behind it: get the gender wrong and every adjective ending and every dative or accusative form after it goes wrong too. It is worth the drilling.
Where can I see all the nouns by gender?
The vocabulary section lists every masculine, feminine and neuter noun separately, commonest first, with the ending patterns that predict each one.
How many articles — der, die or das questions are there at A1?
60, in 6 sets of 10. Every word used is within the A1 vocabulary.
Question material from Klexikon and the CEFR vocabulary list, used under CC BY-SA 4.0. See sources.
Questions are machine-written and machine-verified: a second model answered each one blind and disagreements were dropped. They have not been reviewed by a teacher.