A noun is a word used for a person, creature, place or thing. All German nouns have genders. Verbs and adjectives can become nouns too. Compound nouns are also a fun feature of the language.
In German you can also turn verbA 'doing' word; a word expressing action. 'Walk', 'talk', 'come', 'go', 'eat' and 'sleep' are all verbs. into nouns.
A verb can be changed into a noun by adding a capital letter to the infinitiveThe part of the verb found in the dictionary. It is the basic form of a verb without a subject, and the equivalent of English 'to...' verbs, and usually ends in -en, -n, -ern, -eln in German, eg spielen - to play., eg
