Is it der, die oder das Beratung?

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 Beratung?

How does the declension of Beratung 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] Information from one person or organization to another person or organization on a specific subject with the aim of giving advice

[2] Gathering of people to exchange information on a topic and thereby come to decisions

[1] In gesundheitlichen Fragen kann man Beratung von Ärzten oder Apothekern erhalten.

[1] Die Hilfesuchenden hofften, davon profitieren zu können, dass die Telefon-Beratung in Berlin nicht nur auf Deutsch, sondern auch auf Türkisch, Arabisch, Englisch und zur Not auch in weiteren Sprachen durchgeführt werden kann.[1]

[1] An immer mehr Hochschulen bieten Jura-Studenten eine Rechtsberatung gratis an. Das bekannteste Projekt: die "Refugee Law Clinic" in Gießen. Auch in Köln soll eine Beratung für Ausländer- und Asylrecht entstehen.[2]

[1, 2] Sie zogen sich zur Beratung zurück.

[2] „Das Bundesverwaltungsgericht in Leipzig hat am Mittwoch seine Beratung über die Nachtflüge vom neuen Hauptstadtflughafen fortgesetzt.“[3]

[2] „Damit war die Beratung beendet.“[4]