Advanced Noun suffixes in German

German nouns can be declined to show case, gender, and number, often by adding a suffix. For example, -er is used to form nouns indicating a person or an occupation (masculine).

Noun suffixes: rules for "der"

Most nouns ending in -er, -or, -eur, -ent, -ant, -ismus, -ling, -ist, us, -ich, or -ig are masculine and have "der" as an article:

Noun suffixes: rules for "die"

Nouns ending in:-ung -heit, -keit, -schaft, -(t)ion, -ur, -tät, -ei, -ie, -in, -ine, and -ik are always female and have "die" as an article.

Noun suffixes: rules for "das"

Nouns ending in -chen, -lein, -nis, -um, -ment, and -ich are neutral and have "das" as an article.