Show HN: German Noun Genders

Posted by praveen_chavali on Saturday July 10, 2021 @01:18PM
from the show-hn dept.

Hallo all,

While I was learning German, one of my biggest pain point is to memorise the genders of nouns. Are you learning German? Are you struggling with the genders of nouns? If yes, this extension will help you like it helped me.

Every time you open a new tab, you'll be shown a German noun along with its meaning and gender. Each word will have a relevant image and the background will be color coded according to the gender of the word.

How will this help you?

1. Gives you repeated exposure to words without any extra effort from your side.

2. Images and colour coded background will help you in subconscious visual association

How can you get it?

1.Click on this link and install the extension - https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/german-noun-genders/ikjacbimocbgjkbiccbpnhhjnaigjdmj

How can you help this product grow?

You can help this product grow in a lot of different ways

1. Send Feedback: You can share feedback via DM or an email ([email protected])

2. Share this with your friends and family.

3. Submit Reviews on Chrome Web Store (Link)

I hope this helps. Thank you for your time.

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Re:Show HN: German Noun Genders by gus_massa on Saturday July 10, 2021 @03:53PM (#27795979)

Clicky: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/german-noun-gender...

Why is it an extension and not just a web page?

Why green-grey-blue instead of pink-grey-blue? [Hi from Argentina! The color selection may dependent too much of the culture.]

About the logo: It's strange that it has no third symbol for "das".

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Re:Show HN: German Noun Genders by praveen_chavali on Sunday July 11, 2021 @10:47AM (#27801251)

Hi,

Thanks a lot for checking this product and sharing your thoughts.

1. Extension because I want people to get exposed to these words and genders involuntarily. If it is a web-page, the user has to voluntarily go to that webpage to consume this.

2. Even in India, where I am from, pink is generally considered feminine. However I feel that this stereotype is non-inclusive so I didn't want to conform to that. Hence the choice of green color for the feminine gender.

3. I agree there is no neuter symbol. Having three symbols was a bit cluttered so I decided to skip it. I was hoping that the masculine and feminine nouns would be sufficient to convey the message.

Let me know your thoughts. Thanks again for your inputs.

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Re:Show HN: German Noun Genders by gus_massa on Sunday July 11, 2021 @08:28PM (#27805677)

1. I still don't understand the involuntary part. Does it appear in each page transition? When Chrome starts?

2. I'd make it configurable.

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Re:Show HN: German Noun Genders by praveen_chavali on Monday July 12, 2021 @03:04AM (#27807827)

1. Yes, it appears every time a new tab is opened in Chrome.

2. Makes sense. I just wanted the first version to be light. Thanks for your inputs.

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