A German noun has one of three specific grammatical genders (masculine, feminine, neuter) and belongs to one of three declension classes, only partly dependent of gender. A fourth declension is used for plural declension. These features remain unaltered by inflection but must be considered in this process. The grammatical gender influences articles, adjectives and pronouns. Note that gender has no relation to sex of the noun (e.g. the word 'girl' is neuter, while 'tree' is masculine).

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  • A German noun has one of three specific grammatical genders (masculine, feminine, neuter) and belongs to one of three declension classes, only partly dependent of gender. A fourth declension is used for plural declension. These features remain unaltered by inflection but must be considered in this process. The grammatical gender influences articles, adjectives and pronouns. Note that gender has no relation to sex of the noun (e.g. the word 'girl' is neuter, while 'tree' is masculine). It is best considered as an attribute of the noun. Number (singular, plural) and case (nominative, accusative, dative, genitive) must be taken into account in the process of declension. The declension can be more difficult than in other languages such as Latin; not only the word ending, but also the root may be altered by inflecting. "Der Mann" - "Die Männer" Some nouns only have a singular form (Singulariatantum); other nouns only have a plural form (Pluraliatantum): "Das All", "Der Durst", "der Sand" "Die Kosten", "die Ferien" Traps abound in both directions here; common singular-only words in English are not singular in German, and vice versa: information = "Information", "die Information" "die Informationen" the police are (pl. ) = "die Polizei ist (sg. )" Some words change their meaning when changing their number: Geld (English, "money") - Gelder (English, "different sources of money") Wein (wine) - die Weine A few words have two different plurals with distinct meanings. For example: Wort (word) - Wörter (isolated words, as in five words) - Worte (connected, meaningful words, as in his last words) Band - Bande (bonds) - Bänder (ribbons)
  • Os substantivos do Alemão apresentam-se em três gêneros, dois números e quatro casos. O gênero dum substantivo afeta os artigos, pronomes e adjetivos que se referem a ele.
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  • A German noun has one of three specific grammatical genders (masculine, feminine, neuter) and belongs to one of three declension classes, only partly dependent of gender. A fourth declension is used for plural declension. These features remain unaltered by inflection but must be considered in this process. The grammatical gender influences articles, adjectives and pronouns. Note that gender has no relation to sex of the noun (e.g. the word 'girl' is neuter, while 'tree' is masculine).
  • Os substantivos do Alemão apresentam-se em três gêneros, dois números e quatro casos. O gênero dum substantivo afeta os artigos, pronomes e adjetivos que se referem a ele.
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