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 Atlas?

How does the declension of Atlas 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] Standard language Plural 1: A geographical map

[2] Standard language Plural 1: Graphical reference work as a collection of image boards from a field of knowledge

[3] Medicine: Only Plural 2: The first cervical vertebrae, which carries the head

[4] Plural 1: Rare expression for Atlant, an architectural support in the form of a male person with raised arms

[5] No plural: Mountains in Northwest Africa

[1] Ich muss das mal im Atlas nachschauen.

[1] „Weil ich nicht viele bunte Bücher hatte, spielte ich schließlich mit den Atlanten meiner Tante.“

[2] Atlas der Blütenpflanzen Deutschlands

[3] Die beide ersten Halswirbel heißen Atlas und Dreher.

[4] Der Atlas von diesem Gebäude gefällt mir nicht.

[5] Der Atlas begünstigt die Wüstenbildung im Landesinneren von Marokko und Algerien.

German declension of Atlas?

How does the declension of Atlas 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] No plural: a heavy, highly shiny silk tissue, satin

[1] „Ein Esel bleibt ein Esel, wenn auch sein Sattelkissen von Atlas wäre.“ (iranisches Sprichwort)

[1] „Ich kaufte auch Batisttaschentücher und mehrere halbellenlange Stücke Samt in verschiedenen Farben, Atlas und Seide, lauter kleine Reste.“

German declension of Atlas?

How does the declension of Atlas 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] One of the moons of the planet Saturn

[2] A star in the Pleiades

[1] Atlas erreicht heute seine maximale Entfernung vom Saturn.

[1, 2] Ich meine den Atlas in den Plejaden, nicht den vom Saturn.

German declension of Atlas?

How does the declension of Atlas 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] male first name

[1] Atlas Crusius war von 1663 bis 1675 Chemnitzer Bürgermeister.

[1] Nach Platon war Atlas, Sohn des Poseidon, erster König von Atlantis.

German declension of Atlas?

How does the declension of Atlas 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] German -language family name, last name

[1] Herr Atlas wollte uns kein Interview geben.

[1] Die Atlas fliegen heute nach Südafrika.

[1] Der Atlas trägt nie die Pullover, die die Atlas ihm strickt.

[1] Ich habe schon ein Konzert von Natacha Atlas besucht.

[1] Die Atlas war wieder große Klasse!

[1] Wir sind heute Abend bei Atlas eingeladen.

[1] Wir sind heute Abend bei den Atlasens eingeladen.

German declension of Atlas?

How does the declension of Atlas 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] Mountains in North African Dates Atlas, Atlas Mountains

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German declension of Atlas?

How does the declension of Atlas 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] High mountain range in North Afraid ATLAS, Atlas Mountains

[2] Mythology: Titan, who had to put the sky on his shoulders

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[2] „apud nympham Atlantis filiam Calypsonem“ (Andr. poet. 13)