Vocabulary · Neuter nouns
German Nouns with "das" (Neuter), Words 1,561–1,618
Words 1,561 to 1,618 of 1,618, commonest first. Back to the start of the list.
- dasBerufungsgericht appeals court
- dasHerzblut lifeblood; passion; heart and soul
- dasInsolvenzverfahren procedure for declaring bankruptcy, insolvency proceedings
- dasManifest manifesto; manifest
- dasInferno inferno (catastrophic scenario, especially involving fire)
- dasPräparat preparation; prepared specimen
- dasSturmtief deep depression
- dasTeilstück part, section; stage, stretch
- dasUhrwerk clockwork
- dasVerzeichnis index; directory, folder (in a file system)
- dasFleischbällchen meatball
- dasBanjo banjo
- dasChloroform chloroform
- dasArbeitslosengeld dole money, unemployment benefit(s), unemployment compensation
- dasHerzversagen heart failure
- dasMenschenfleisch human flesh
- dasPenaltyschiessen synonym of Elfmeterschießen
- dasScheckbuch chequebook, checkbook
- dasFragment fragment
- dasMetier métier, profession
- dasLacrosse lacrosse
- dasFeindbild A prejudiced image or stereotype of a declared enemy of a group
- dasGotteshaus place of worship, house of God
- dasSchmiergeld lubrication payment, bribe
- dasAdressbuch address book
- dasBergwerk mine, colliery, pit
- dasDoppelleben double life
- dasWohlleben life of luxury; "the good life"
- dasHerzklopfen heart palpitations; excitement
- dasAktenzeichen file number, reference number
- dasAlleinstellungsmerkmal unique selling proposition
- dasNashorn rhinoceros
- dasGerinnsel blood clot
- dasHandgepäck carry-on, hand luggage
- dasInnenleben inner workings
- dasReck horizontal bar
- dasFrettchen ferret (the mammal Mustela putorius furo)
- dasEingeständnis admission, confession, concession
- dasGerangel tussle, skirmish; wrangling, jockeying
- dasDelirium delirium
- dasStandesamt register office
- dasParadox paradox; paradoxical
- dasTempus tense
- dasAbendmahl Last Supper (Biblical event); Communion; Eucharist (sacrament)
- dasTeamwork teamwork
- dasPolizeiauto police car
- dasWC WC (water closet)
- dasJahrtausend millennium
- dasMountainbike mountain bike
- dasSekretariat a central office in any business or institution (or a department thereof), responsible…
- dasOs os, bone (bone); os, an opening
- dasE-Bike e-bike
- dasKFZ motor vehicle (any land vehicle)
- dasGolfspiel
- dasGoethe-Institut
- dasWasserklosett water closet
- dasselb
- dasCes C flat
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.