Vocabulary · Feminine nouns
German Nouns with "die" (Feminine), Words 241–300
Words 241 to 300 of 3,609, commonest first. Back to the start of the list.
- dieSaison season (a part of a year when something particular happens)
- dieStunde hour (unit of time consisting of 60 minutes); hour, moment, time (point in time)
- dieZukunft future; future tense
- diePolitik politics; policy
- dieSchwester sister; nurse; by extension used to refer to any medical staff that is not a doctor…
- dieArt kind, sort, type; species
- dieWirtschaft economy; inn, pub
- dieSchuld debt; fault
- dieRolle roll, reel, spool; roll, tube
- dieRichtung direction; school of thought, branch, subfield (also used in a wider sense of "type" in…
- dieChance chance
- dieStudie study (academic publication)
- dieHöhe height, altitude
- dieRegion region
- dieUnterstützung support, assistance, backing, also endorsement; that which supports
- dieLösung solution (answer to a riddle or problem); solution (solvent + solute; action of…
- dieTat deed; act, action
- dieGesellschaft company (presence of other people in general); company (group of people)
- dieBehörde authority (governmental institution)
- dieLuft air, atmosphere; breeze, zephyr, breath
- dieBevölkerung population
- dieGrenze border; limit
- dieErde earth; soil
- dieRunde round (of drinks); circle, group (constellation of friends or colleagues engaging in a…
- dieSerie series (a number of things that follow on one after the other)
- dieHälfte half; fifty percent of something; half, share; any of two correlating pieces, whatever…
- dieStimme voice (speaking or singing), call of an animal; vote (a person's submission in an…
- dieForm shape; form (order of doing things)
- dieGefahr danger, hazard, peril, risk; threat
- dieMehrheit majority; bulk; majority (specified as absolute Mehrheit)
- dieKraft power, force, strength; force
- dieWeise way, manner; tune
- dieRegel rule; the usual, the default, the norm
- dieAnwältin advocate
- dieQuelle spring; well (oil, gas)
- dieVergangenheit the past (time); past tense
- dieKlappe flap, every technical or natural implement that is bound in front of something or a body…
- dieGewalt strong or violent force; violence
- dieEhe marriage (state of being married; life as a married couple); before, ere
- dieReihe row; rank, succession, series, sequence, range
- dieStartseite home page
- dieLiga league (group or organization)
- dieKontrolle inspection; control
- dieGrüne greenness
- dieWeile while (uncertain duration of time, period of time)
- diePartie match, game; part, area
- dieSeele soul; mind, spirit
- dieLady lady, Lady (British noblewoman); lady (genteel woman)
- diePosition position, location
- dieVorsicht caution, cautiousness; precaution, providence, provision
- dieKarriere career (occupational path); quick or steep occupational advancement
- dieKrise crisis (unstable situation)
- dieVerbindung connection; compound
- dieEhre honour; credit
- dieAufgabe task, job; duty, responsibility, mission, function, purpose
- dieBeziehung relation, relationship, connection; interpersonal relationship, terms, relations
- dieBundesliga A league in which clubs from the entire country participate.
- dieListe list
- dieSpitze cusp; point, tip, peak
- dieMacht power, authority; might, strength
Common questions
How do I know when a German noun takes "die"?
Endings are the most reliable signal: -ung, -heit, -keit, -schaft, -ion, -tät, -ik, -ei and -ur are feminine almost without exception, as are most nouns ending in -e. Beyond that, learn the article with the noun rather than guessing.
How many German nouns are feminine?
In this 9,060-noun CEFR list, 3,609 take die, about 40%. Across German as a whole the split is roughly 46% die, 34% der and 20% das, so die is a 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.
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