Is it der, die oder das Brett?

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 Brett?

How does the declension of Brett 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] An elongated piece of wood tailored in the direction of growth, which is several times longer than height and width

[2] The game board, the field, the play table of different board games

[3] A stop board for notices, notices, ads and the like

[4] Damaged by a yeast mushroom in the wine

[5] Mostly in the plural: aids to better through the snow to scene skis or shoes with a wide sole

[6] Only in the plural: stage, especially that of a playhouse

[1] Für meine Bretter in der Küche möchte ich in gar keinem Falle Paraffinöl benutzen, da dies ein Erdölprodukt ist, und die gesundheitlichen Folgen nicht absehbar sind.

[1] „Auch die Bootshalle bedarf der Pflege. Hier müssen einige Bretter erneuert oder wenigstens befestigt werden.“

[1] „Dieser hatte sich ein wenig erhoben, um das Brett unter seinem Sitze zurückzuschieben und umzuschlagen, war aber, in seiner schwankenden Stellung vom Faustschlage des Briten getroffen, über die Bootswand in den Strom hinabgestürzt.“

[2] „Holst du bitte das Brett, Dorothea. Wir wollen Halma spielen.“

[3] Eine der wichtigsten Einrichtungen im Sommerzeltlager war das Brett mit den Programmaushängen.

[4] „Dieser von Weinleuten kurz als »Brett« bezeichnete Fehlton ist besonders häufig in St. Laurent und Syrah zu beobachten.“

[5] Wenn du den Laufstil nicht beherrschst, werden deine Bretter noch zu Kleinholz.

[5] Komm, lass uns die Bretter unterschnallen und los gehts!

[6] Sie stand schon mit fünf auf den Brettern des Thaliatheaters, damals in einem Weihnachtsmärchen.