Rule for masculine · der

Nouns ending in -ant/-ent

-ant/-ent → der · 0.9%, but many -ment exceptions

The rule, in plain language

Many masculine nouns of Latin or French origin ending in -ant or -ent name a person or a concept: der Präsident, der Moment, der Cent. Unfortunately this pattern is less reliable than others - alongside the 21 masculine words there are also 13 neuter exceptions, so more than a third of words with this ending are actually das. Many recent English loanwords in -ment/-ent stay neuter: das Management, das Event, das Statement, das Engagement, das Talent, just like das Prozent, das Parlament, and das Restaurant. In practice, for older, Latin-rooted words (Präsident, Moment) you can bet on der, but for modern -ment/-ent loanwords you'd better double-check - the odds are close to 50-50.

In the A1-B1 vocabulary of the Genau course, this rule covers 21 words (0.9%) and has 13 exceptions - all listed below.

Representative examples

The exceptions

These contradict the rule - learn them as-is:

All course words that follow this rule

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