Noun
das Genus
Pronunciation: /ˈɡɛnʊs/
gender (of substantives, pronouns etc.)
C2
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plural Genera
Meanings
Noun
- gender (of substantives, pronouns etc.)
- voice, gender (of verbs)
Example sentence
Das Genus eines Wortes muss man einfach mitlernen.
You simply have to learn a word's gender along with it.
Word forms
singular
das Genus
plural
die Genera
The four cases
Singular
Nominativedas Genus
Accusativedas Genus
Dativedem Genus
Genitivedes Genus
Plural
Nominativedie Genera
Accusativedie Genera
Dativeden Genera
Genitiveder Genera
Usage
- das Genus eines Substantivs — The grammatical gender of a noun.
- Genus / Genera — The neuter noun has the irregular plural Genera.
Bei jedem neuen Substantiv notierte sie auch das Genus.
She also noted the grammatical gender of every new noun.