German GCSE
Gender
What Gender means in German GCSE, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definitions of Gender
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The grammatical classification of nouns into masculine (der), feminine (die), or neuter (das).
Nouns in German are masculine (der), feminine (die), or neuter (das).
Topics that use Gender
- Grammar: Nouns, pronouns and determiners (Pearson Edexcel GCSE)
- Thematic Context: Lifestyle and wellbeing (Pearson Edexcel GCSE)
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Using Gender in the exam
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