Nouns
A German noun has one of three specific grammatical genders (masculine, feminine, neuter). Nouns are declined for case and grammatical number. In German, all nouns are capitalized, not just proper nouns.
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Famous quotes containing the word nouns:
“All the facts of nature are nouns of the intellect, and make the grammar of the eternal language. Every word has a double, treble or centuple use and meaning.”
—Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882)
“Children and savages use only nouns or names of things, which they convert into verbs, and apply to analogous mental acts.”
—Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882)