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 Abort?

How does the declension of Abort 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] A structurally firm spatiality for the activity of the emergency

[1] Er suchte den Abort, fand aber nur das Bad.

[1] „Der Geruch, der vom Abort in die Wirtsstube wehte, war in diesen Tagen nicht so schlimm, weil die dazugehörige Sickergrube unter der Broad Street geleert worden war.“

[1] „Irgendwann bat Doublet, ihm den Abort zu zeigen.“

[1] „Die beiden Alten kamen überhaupt nicht mehr aus ihrem Zimmer hervor, sie blieben unsichtbar, ja schienen sich sogar der Notdurft zu enthalten, denn niemand sah sie den Abort links neben der hinteren Eingangstür des Niebertschen Anwesens benutzen.“

[1] „Ich ging noch einmal zum Abort und dann die Treppe hinunter zum Antreten.“

German declension of Abort?

How does the declension of Abort 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] Medicine: miscarriage

[2] Medicine: abortion, child abduction, abortion

[1] Sie hatte in der 14. Schwangerschaftswoche einen Abort.

[1] „Auf diese Weise hoffe er, dass es doch noch zu einem frühen Abort käme.“

German declension of Abort?

How does the declension of Abort 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] space travel: demolition of a room flight

[1] Nach dem dritten Abort innerhalb einer Woche konnte der Satellit endlich ins All geschossen werden.