In written German, which words always start with a capital letter?
AnswerAll nouns
German capitalizes every noun, such as der Hund (the dog) and das Haus (the house).
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7 fact-checked facts about the German language, each with the reason behind it. 5 more are in today's round and join this page after it closes.
The basics
What is the German word "sieben" in English?
AnswerSeven
German counts eins, zwei, drei, vier, fünf, sechs, sieben for one to seven.
Going deeper
What is the German letter "ß" called?
AnswerEszett
ß is called Eszett or scharfes S (sharp S) and sounds like a double s.
How many grammatical cases does German use?
Answer4
German uses the nominative, accusative, dative and genitive cases.
German is an official language of Germany, Austria and which of these countries?
AnswerSwitzerland
German is one of Switzerland's national languages, alongside French, Italian and Romansh.
Expert level
In a normal German statement, where does the conjugated verb go?
AnswerIn the second position
German main clauses are verb-second: the conjugated verb comes after one element, as in Heute gehe ich.
What grammatical gender is "Mädchen" (girl)?
AnswerNeuter
Nouns ending in the diminutive -chen are always neuter, so it is das Mädchen.
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