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Junior Cycle German: Nouns, genders & compounds

How often Nouns, genders & compounds comes up on the German papers, every year it was asked, and questions to try.

CL Asked on 4 of the last 5 Common Level papers, most recently in 2026. most years

Nouns, genders & compounds, Common Level(8 marks)

Quick ones on Nouns, genders & compounds.

(a)Why is it „das Mädchen“, when a girl is female?
  1. All nouns for children are neuter
  2. Nouns ending in -chen are neuter
  3. Mädchen is a plural noun
(b)What is „der Handschuh“?
  1. A handbag
  2. A slipper
  3. A glove
(c)Which is right: der, die or das Schultasche?
  1. die Schultasche
  2. der Schultasche
  3. das Schultasche
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(a) Nouns ending in -chen are neuter

(b) A glove

(c) die Schultasche

Your turn: Common Level questions on Nouns, genders & compounds.

Common Level

Asked on 4 of the last 5 Common Level papers, most recently in 2026. most years

Every paper, year by year

YearWhere it came up
2026Q18, Q19
2025Q13, Q19, Q20
2024Q20
2023Q10, Q16, Q17
2022Not asked

Links open the State Examinations Commission’s paper for that year.

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