Illustration of the A1 German word “neutral”, which translates to “neuter”. A hamster sits exactly on the dividing line between a pink cushion and a blue cushion, paws folded, face perfectly blank, eyebrows level in calm refusal to pick a side.

neutral is part of German adjectives A1–B1 and Goethe A1 vocabulary.

neutral

neuter

/nɔɪ̯ˈtʁaːl/

Examples — neutral in a sentence

Das Wort „Kind“ ist neutral.

The word "child" is neuter.

Ich bevorzuge eine neutrale Farbe.

I prefer a neutral color.

How to remember it

NEU-tral sounds exactly like 'neutral.' 'Neuter' gender is, well, neutral!

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