Key learning points

1. Adjectival nouns behave like adjectives.
2. Weak masculine nouns such as ‘Name’ add (e)n in every form except singular nominative.
3. All dative plural nouns add-n, except plurals ending in -s.
4. 'Seit' with the present tense communicates how long unfinished actions have been happening.
5. There are several ways to make language gender neutral, including the gender star and pronouns ‘they’ and ‘xier’.

Keywords

• Adjectival noun - a type of noun that takes the same endings as adjectives

• Weak masculine nouns - a small set of masculine nouns that add -(en) in all forms apart from the nominative singular

• Dative plural nouns - nouns that add -n when they are used in the dative plural

• Gender-neutral language - language that doesn’t specify gender

Common misconception