This is full list of the most common German nouns that have to be declined according the N-Deklination. Many of these nouns are people (e.g. professions, nationalities) and animals. Most of them end in certain suffixes (endings) that you can try to memorize. These include “-ent“, “-ist” and most importantly the masculine nouns that end in “-e”.
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Please refer to my main article on the topic where I show you the noun endings, the most important suffixes as well as some exceptions.
German | English translation |
der Absolvent | graduate |
der Affe | monkey |
der Afghane | Afghan |
der Agent | agent |
der Anarchist | anarchist |
der Angsthase | coward |
der Architekt | architect |
der Assistent | assistant |
der Astronaut | astronaut |
der Athlet | athlete |
der Autist | autistic person |
der Automat | (vending) machine |
der Bär | bear |
der Bauer | farmer |
der Biologe | biologist |
der Bote | postman |
der Brite | Brit(on) |
der Buchstabe* | a letter (i.e. a,b,c…) |
der Bulgare | Bulgarian |
der Bulle | bull |
der Bürokrat | bureaucrat |
der Bursche | youngster |
der Chaot | chaotic person |
der Chilene | Chilean |
der Chinese | Chinese |
der Chirurg | surgeon |
der Christ | Christian |
der Däne | Dane |
der Demonstrant | protester |
der Depp | fool |
der Diamant | diamond |
der Diplomat | diplomat |
der Dirigent | conductor |
der Doktorand | PhD student |
der Drache | dragon |
der Egoist | egotist |
der Elefant | elephant |
der Emigrant | emigrant |
der Erbe | heir |
der Experte | expert |
der Falke | falcon |
der Favorit | favorite (thing/person) |
der Finne | Finn |
der Fotograf | photographer |
der Franzose | Frenchman |
der Funke | spark |
der Fürst | prince |
der Gatte | spouse |
der Gedanke* | thought |
der Gefährte | companion |
der Glaube | faith |
der Grieche | Greek |
der Gynäkologe | gynaecologist |
der Hase | rabbit |
der Heide | pagan |
der Held | hero |
der Herr | Mr.; gentleman |
das Herz* | heart |
der Hirte | shepherd |
der Idealist | idealist |
der Idiot | idiot |
der Ire | Irishman |
der Journalist | journalist |
der Jude | Jew |
der Jugoslawe | Yugoslavian |
der Junge | boy |
der Junggeselle | bachelor |
der Kamerad | comrade |
der Kandidat | candidate |
der Kapitalist | capitalist |
der Katholik | catholic |
der Knabe | boy |
der Kollege | colleague |
der Komet | comet |
der Kommilitone | fellow student |
der Kommunist | communist |
der Komplize | accomplice |
der Konsonant | consonant |
der Konsument | consumer |
der Kosmopolit | cosmopolitan |
der Kroate | Croat |
der Kunde | client, customer |
der Kurde | Kurd |
der Libanese | Lebanese |
der Lieferant | supplier, deliverer |
der Löwe | lion |
der Matrose | sailor |
der Mensch | human |
der Mongole | Mongolian |
der Musikant | musician |
der Nachbar | neighbour |
der Name* | name |
der Ochse | ox |
der Ökonom | economist |
der Pädagoge | pedagogue |
der Philosoph | philosopher |
der Pilot | pilot |
der Planet | planet |
der Pole | Pole |
der Polizist | policeman |
der Portugiese | Portuguese |
der Praktikant | trainee, intern |
der Präsident | president |
der Prinz | prince |
der Produzent | producer |
der Rabe | raven |
der Radiologe | radiologist |
der Rebell | rebel |
der Satellit | satellite |
der Schimpanse | chimpanzee |
der Soldat | soldier |
der Sozialist | socialist |
der Soziologe | sociologist |
der Spezialist | specialist |
der Student | student |
der Terrorist | terrorist |
der Tourist | tourist |
der Unglaube | disbelief |
der Wille | will |
*Please refer to my main article on the topic where I show you the exceptional forms regarding the nouns marked with an asterisk.
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