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Tricky Masculine Nouns in German

Tuesday September 5, 2006
In this lesson we examine some masculine nouns that don't follow the usual rules when they're in the genitive, dative, or accusative cases. This group of nouns includes those that must add an -en or -n ending in any case other than the nominative. Common German nouns such as der Junge, der Deutsche, or der Mensch fall into this group. Here's an introduction with explanations and a complete German-English glossary of these tricky nouns.

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