Is it der, die oder das Abstand?

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 Abstand?

How does the declension of Abstand 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] Spatial or temporal space, spatial distance between two points, time period between two times even in a figurative sense

[2] Financial compensation, compensation

[1] Halte Abstand im Straßenverkehr.

[1] „Sie ändern die Abstände zwischen Wörtern und Buchstaben, indem Sie die Funktionen von InDesign für das Kerning und die Laufweite anwenden.“

[1] „Fliegen Gleitschirme in unterschiedlichen Höhen, müssen die Abstände so gewählt sein, dass der Höhenverlust beim Einklappen oder Sackflug des oberen Schirms nicht zur Kollision mit dem unteren führt.“

[1] „Alex Honnold, geboren 1985 in Sacramento, ist der derzeit mit Abstand beste Freikletterer der Welt.“

[1] übertragen: „An der Ostküste sind die Beschränkungen für die Exilanten kaum bemerkbar, und er hofft dort Abstand und Ruhe zu gewinnen.“

[2] Und wo bleibt mein Abstand?