Grammar Hack

-ling ist immer DER

Nouns ending in '-ling' are always masculine.

Words like 'der Frühling' (spring), 'der Schmetterling' (butterfly), and 'der Zwilling' (twin) all take the masculine article. There are almost no exceptions to this rule in German.

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-ling ist immer DER

-ling ist immer DER

Nouns ending in '-ling' are always masculine.

Words like 'der Frühling' (spring), 'der Schmetterling' (butterfly), and 'der Zwilling' (twin) all take the masculine article. There are almost no exceptions to this rule in German.

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