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Vocabulary · Neuter nouns

German Nouns with "das" (Neuter)

All 1,618 neuter nouns in the A1–C2 list, commonest first. German gender is not predictable from meaning, so the practical route is bulk exposure plus the ending patterns below, and always storing the noun with its article. Drill them in the der/die/das quiz.

der Masculine 3,833 die Feminine 3,609 das Neuter 1,618
1,618 entries
68 at A1
82 at A2
154 at B1
  1. dasMal time (as in the first time; many times); occasion, case, occurrence noun pl. Male A1
  2. dasProzent percent noun pl. Prozente A1
  3. dasWeiß white, whiteness; powder, face powder noun A1
  4. dasJahr year (solar year, the time it takes the Earth to complete one orbit of the Sun); year… noun pl. Jahre A1
  5. dasEnde end, finish; conclusion noun pl. Enden A1
  6. dasGeld money noun pl. Gelder A1
  7. dasLand country (territory of a nation); state, province (political division of a federation… noun pl. Länder A1
  8. dasAch oh; oh, alas (expressing surprise, sorrow, or understanding) noun A1
  9. dasSpiel a game (instance or way of playing); gameplay, the experience or act of playing noun pl. Spiele A1
  10. dasHaus house; home (in various phrases) noun pl. Häuser A1
  11. dasMädchen girl; maiden noun A1
  12. dasFoto photograph (picture created by projecting an image onto a photosensitive surface);… noun pl. Fotos A1
  13. dasThema topic, subject, issue; theme noun pl. Themen A1
  14. dasKind kid; child (young person); child; offspring (person with regard to his or her parents;… noun pl. Kinder A1
  15. dasProblem problem noun pl. Probleme A1
  16. dasBaby baby (infant); baby (term of endearment for a lover) noun pl. Babys A1
  17. dasGlück happiness, joy, bliss (state or emotion); luck, success (mostly when seen as dependant… noun A1
  18. dasAuto car noun pl. Autos A1
  19. dasAuge eye; germ, bud; eye (potato) noun pl. Augen A1
  20. dasInternet internet noun A1
  21. dasWasser water (H₂O); water, waters (body of water, especially a river or lake) noun A1
  22. dasAlter age, old age; antiquity noun A1
  23. dasZimmer room (separate part of a building, enclosed by walls, a floor and a ceiling); timber noun A1
  24. dasBett bed (piece of furniture, usually flat and soft, for resting or sleeping on; one's place… noun pl. Betten A1
  25. dasWort word as an isolated unit; utterance, word with context noun pl. Wörter A1
  26. dasWiedersehen reunion; seeing again; instance of seeing someone or each other again; to see again, to… noun A1
  27. dasStück one, item, piece, unit(of something countable; often untranslated in English); head (a… noun pl. Stücke A1
  28. dasKrankenhaus hospital noun pl. Krankenhäuser A1
  29. dasGeschäft shop, store (establishment that sells goods or services to the public; originally only a… noun pl. Geschäfte A1
  30. dasAusland foreign countries (collectively) noun A1
  31. dasHandy mobile phone, mobile, cell phone, phone (portable, wireless telephone) noun pl. Handys A1
  32. dasGeschenk present, gift noun pl. Geschenke A1
  33. dasPferd horse; knight noun pl. Pferde A1
  34. dasHaar hair (a singular hair, not limited to the head); hair (the totality of hair on someone's… noun pl. Haare A1
  35. dasGlas glass; jar (made of glass) noun pl. Gläser A1
  36. dasKleid dress, gown (kind of woman's garment); garment noun pl. Kleider A1
  37. dasBand tape, ribbon; A ligament noun pl. Bänder A1
  38. dasTier animal (see usage notes below); A person who has a quality thought of as animalistic,… noun pl. Tiere A1
  39. dasEis ice; ice cream noun A1
  40. dasEi egg (all biological senses); something egg-shaped noun pl. Eier A1
  41. dasFleisch flesh; meat noun A1
  42. dasBad bath; bathroom noun pl. Bäder A1
  43. dasFrühstück breakfast noun pl. Frühstücke A1
  44. dasRestaurant restaurant noun pl. Restaurants A1
  45. dasRadio radio (technology that allows broadcasters to transmit audio programs; such programs);… noun pl. Radios A1
  46. dasTheater theater (a place or building consisting of a stage and seats); theater (drama or… noun A1
  47. dasKino cinema noun pl. Kinos A1
  48. dasBrot bread; loaf of bread noun pl. Brote A1
  49. dasGepäck luggage, baggage noun pl. Gepäcke A1
  50. dasRätsel riddle, puzzle, mystery, enigma noun A1
  51. dasFahrrad bicycle noun pl. Fahrräder A1
  52. dasRad wheel; cartwheel noun pl. Räder A1
  53. dasWohnzimmer living room noun A1
  54. dasPaket packet, package, parcel (the term is almost exclusively used for packages sent by mail);… noun pl. Pakete A1
  55. dasKlavier piano noun pl. Klaviere A1
  56. dasGemüse vegetable; vegetables (kinds of plants); a seasoned vegetable-based side dish, such as a… noun A1
  57. dasT-Shirt T-shirt, tee noun pl. T-Shirts A1
  58. dasHobby a hobby (activity) noun pl. Hobbys A1
  59. dasObst fruit (food); cocaine noun A1
  60. dasFach compartment; drawer noun pl. Fächer A1

Common questions

How do I know when a German noun takes "das"?

Diminutives in -chen and -lein are always neuter, as are most nouns in -ment, -um, -ma and -tum, all infinitives used as nouns (das Essen), and most metals. Otherwise, learn the article with the noun.

How many German nouns are neuter?

In this 9,060-noun CEFR list, 1,618 take das, about 18%. Across German as a whole the split is roughly 46% die, 34% der and 20% das, so das is the least common case.

Do I really have to memorise the gender?

Yes, and it is easier if you never store the bare noun. Say and write "die Frage", not "Frage". The article then comes back as part of the word rather than as a separate decision. The article drill in the practice section tests exactly this.

Grammatical data from Wiktionary, used under CC BY-SA 4.0. See sources.