Is it der, die oder das Brille?

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 Brille?

How does the declension of Brille 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] In front of the eyes worn frame with ironing and two ground or colored glasses serving as a visual aid or eye protection

[2] Rounded seat of the Klosettbecklä;?!.¤¤¤¤¤¤¤

[1] Es ist nicht bekannt, wer die erste Brille herstellte.

[1] „Nachdem sie die Brille geputzt und wieder aufgesetzt hatte, wurde sie des Waldkauzes gewahr, war, wie Schefold, erleichtert darüber, daß er jetzt immer in der obersten Kiste des Höhlenturms saß, nicht zu flattern begann, wenn sie die Hütte betrat.“[3]

[1] Die älteste bekannte Darstellung einer Brille in Deutschland findet sich auf dem Wildunger Altar des Conrad von Soest von 1403 (Stadtkirche Bad Wildungen).

[1] „Jankl Schwarz putzte seine Brille, nahm sie sekundenweise ab und setzte sie dann wieder auf.“[4]

[1] „Die Brille rutscht ein wenig hoch, als sie mich anlächelt.“[5]

[1] „Dann putzt er die Brille mit einem Putztuch, dessen Zitronenaroma ihn feierlich, mich aggressiv stimmt.“[6]

[2] Und beim Pinkeln bitte die Brille hochklappen.