Is it der, die oder das Arzneimittel?

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 Arzneimittel?

How does the declension of Arzneimittel 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] Term or preparation that is to be used on or in the body and heal diseases, kill pathogens or replace active ingredients produced by the body

[1] Das Arzneimittel wird in der Apotheke frisch für den Patienten angerührt.

[1] Aus den Abwässern von Krankenhäusern landen erhebliche Mengen von Arzneimitteln in der Kanalisation.

[1] „Bei knapp der Hälfte der Arzneimittel war laut dem BAG keine Preissenkung notwendig.“

[1] „Geschlechtsgenuß hat etwas von der Wirkung eines Heilkrauts, einer Kraftdroge, eines Arzneimittels an sich, er hat in der Tat viel mit dem Genuß eines Ginsong-Wurzelsuds gemeinsam.“

[1] „Ob es sich nun um den Honig oder das berühmte Gelée royale handelt, das die Bienen ihren Königinnenlarven füttern und das bei uns für Arzneimittel und Kosmetika sehr begehrt ist – in Ägypten wurden die Erzeugnisse der Bienen als rar und wertvoll angesehen.“