<Li> Most nouns with the prefix Ge - are neuter, even if they end with an - e (see the chart); </Li> <Li> Nine exceptional masculines: der Buchstabe, der Friede, der Funke, der Gedanke, der Glaube, der Haufe, der Name, der Same, der Wille (these end in - n in the plural and in the accusative and dative singular, but in - ns in the genitive singular); </Li> <Li> The weak masculines which are names of male persons and animals: der Affe, der Bote, der Junge, der Löwe (the weak masculines are a group of nouns, most of which denote male humans or animals, which end in - n or - en in the plural and in all cases besides the nominative). </Li> <Li> Jump up ^ Excluding die Firma, der Streusel, der Irrtum, der Reichtum, der Konsum . </Li>

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