>>211722737 (OP)
Only nouns are capitalized. I.e. things or actions that can have der/die/das/ein/eine as articles.
The reasoning behind this is that names are capitalized, and nouns are names for things.
>>211723184
So in The German Language, The Big in The Barn is at the same Level as The Emperor of Germany?
Written languages usually make a difference between persons and objects/animals, even if they are all technically nouns
>>211723636 >>211723664
Pig is a noun, so it would be capitalized. It's article is not. Gerunds are also nouns, so I would write "Ich komme gerade vom Einkaufen." (I'm just returning from Shopping.)