Is it der, die oder das Arbeit?

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 Arbeit?

How does the declension of Arbeit 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] self-chosen, conscious, creative act

[2] executive, purpose-oriented activity

[3] Activity done to make money

[4] Relationship in which one carries out an activity for money

[5] short for: class work, a written test at school

[6] Economics: one of the three factors of production

[7] Physics: Energy that is transmitted to a body by force via a path

[8] something that takes effort, effort

[9] Result of an activity; product, work

[10] Place where the activity is carried out for money

[1] Seine Arbeit macht ihm Spaß.

[2] Ich hab noch genug Arbeit vor mir.

[2] Arbeit macht das Leben süß, macht es nicht zur Last./Der, der Bekümmernis hat, der die Arbeit hasst.

[2, 3] „Die Arbeit der ostdeutschen Meisterspione wird nicht bestraft, ihre Bubenstücke schon.“[2]

[3] Er ist auf der Suche nach Arbeit.

[4] Er hat keine Arbeit.

[4] Er hat seine Arbeit verloren.

[5] Wir schreiben heute in Deutsch eine Arbeit.

[6] Ohne den Faktor Arbeit können keine Güter bereitgestellt werden.

[7] Das Spannen einer Feder oder das Anheben eines Gewichts kann durch Arbeit bewirkt werden.

[8] Einen Wörterbucheintrag korrigieren kann viel Arbeit bereiten.

[9] Die Arbeiten von Pablo Picasso sind auf dem Kunstmarkt sehr gefragt.

[9] „Rüdin trat durch Arbeiten zur Eugenik und Rassenhygiene hervor, war offizieller Kommentator des Sterilisationsgesetzes und wurde 1934 Beisitzer im Erbgesundheitsobergericht.“[3]

[10] Ich komme gerade von der Arbeit.

[10] Ich fahre auf die Arbeit.