German grammar
German Capitalization
German capitalizes nouns and many nominalized words.
Examples
Der Tag beginnt früh.
The day begins early.
Tag is capitalized as a noun.
Ich lerne Deutsch.
I am learning German.
Deutsch is capitalized.
Die Antwort ist richtig.
The answer is correct.
Antwort is capitalized.
Common mistake
Forgetting capital letters makes nouns harder to recognize.