Is it der, die oder das Ausweis?

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 Ausweis?

How does the declension of Ausweis 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] Document that has been issued as confirmation or legitimation and contains information about the person concerned

[2] Identification of facts, in particular partial amounts of a sum

[1] Ich habe meinen Ausweis zu Hause liegen lassen.

[1] Ist Dein Ausweis schon abgelaufen?

[1] „Unser Ostberliner Stadtführer stieg dann in unseren Bus, begrüßte uns und sammelte erst einmal unsere Ausweise ein.“[2]

[1] „Da war der Ausweis des Toten.“[3]

[1] „Irinas Ausweis war also ebenso wenig wert wie seine Dienstmarke.“[4]

[1] „Als der Zug dort einfuhr, sah sie auf dem Bahnsteig die Militärpolizei stehen und die Ausweise der Ankommenden kontrollieren.“[5]

[2] Bitte erstellen Sie mir die Rechnung mit Ausweis der Mehrwertsteuer, da die Vorsteuer sonst nicht rückforderbar ist.