Is it der, die oder das Abkündigung?

Finding the right gender of a noun

German articles are used similarly to the English articles,a and the. However, they are declined differently (change) according to the number, gender and case of their nouns.

In the German language, the gender and therefore article is fixed for each noun.

The most difficult part of learning the German language is the articles (der, die, das) or rather the gender of each noun. The gender of each noun in German has no simple rule. In fact, it can even seem illogical. For example das Mädchen, a young girl is neutral while der Junge, a young boy is male.

It is a good idea to learn the correct article for each new word together - even if it means a lot of work. For example learning "der Hund" (the dog) rather than just Hund by itself. Fortunately, there are some rules about gender in German that make things a little easier. It might be even nicer if these rules didn't have exceptions - but you can't have everything! The best way to learn them is with the App - Der-Die-Das Train! (available for iOS and Android)

German nouns belong either to the gender masculine (male, standard gender) with the definite article der, to the feminine (feminine) with the definite article die, or to the neuter (neuter) with the definite article das.

• for masculine: points of the compass, weather (Osten, Monsun, Sturm; however it is: das Gewitter), liquor/spirits (Wodka, Wein, Kognak), minerals, rocks (Marmor, Quarz, Granit, Diamant);

• for feminine: ships and airplanes (die Deutschland, die Boeing; however it is: der Airbus), cigarette brands (Camel, Marlboro), many tree and plant species (Eiche, Pappel, Kiefer; aber: der Flieder), numbers (Eins, Million; however it is: das Dutzend), most inland rivers (Elbe, Oder, Donau; aber: der Rhein);

• for neutrals: cafes, hotels, cinemas (das Mariott, das Cinemaxx), chemical elements (Helium, Arsen; however it is: der Schwefel, masculine elements have the suffix -stoff), letters, notes, languages and colors (das Orange, das A, das Englische), certain brand names for detergents and cleaning products (Ariel, Persil), continents, countries (die artikellosen: (das alte) Europa; however exceptions include: der Libanon, die Schweiz …).

German declension of Abkündigung?

How does the declension of Abkündigung work in the nominative, accusative, dative and genitive cases? Here you can find all forms in the singular as well as in the plural:

[1] Announcement from the pulpit down or after the sermon

[2] Announcement of the end of the availability of a product by a supplier

[1] Nachdem die Gemeinde die Abkündigung gehört hatte, folgte noch das abschließende Lied und der Segen.

[2] „In der Produktionsphase durchläuft das Produkt wieder verschiedene Änderungsversionen bis zur Abkündigung.“

[2] „Auf Basis der hier gewonnenen Informationen werden dann Projekte ausgelöst, die zur Entwicklung, Weiterentwicklung oder der Abkündigung von Produkten führen.“

[2] „Ebenso fordern Automobilhersteller, dass die Halbleiterhersteller frühzeitige Aussagen bezüglich genereller Verfügbarkeit bzw. frühzeitiger Abkündigung treffen.“

[2] „Die Vorgaben der IEC 61508 umfassen den kompletten Produktlebenszyklus von der Idee bis zur Abkündigung eines Produktes.“

[2] „Im Falle der Fertigungseinstellung ohne funktional kompatibles Nachfolgeprodukt muss die Abkündigung in einem festen, bekannten Zeitrahmen zuvor erfolgen.“