Is it der, die oder das Coupé?

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 Coupé?

How does the declension of Coupé 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] Octed: compartment in one train

[2] Octed: Four -wheeled closed carriage with two seats, which is pulled by one or two horses

[3] Passenger cars with an elegant-sporty appearance, the main feature of which is a reduced roof in the rear area, which is only worn by four pillars

[1] „Eine Französin - keine weitere Person - teilte das Coupé mit mir.“

[1] „Kommerzienrat Mahlhuber trank sein Bier aus bis auf die Nagelprobe, sprang aber gleich darauf, als die Lokomotive einen kleinen Pfiff tat, erschrocken in das Coupé zurück, solche Angst hatte er, dagelassen zu werden.“

[1] „Gordon war allein im Coupé und nahm einen Rückwärtsplatz, um so lange wie möglich einen Blick auf die Berge zu haben, zu deren Füßen er so glückliche Tage verbracht hatte.“

[2] „In der feuchten, kalten Luft, in der Enge und dem Halbdunkel des hin und her gerüttelten Coupés begann sie sich das, was sie dort, auf dem Balle, in den lichtstrahlenden Sälen, erwartete, zum ersten Mal lebhaft auszumalen: Musik, Blumen, Tänze, den Kaiser, die ganze glänzende Jugend von Petersburg.“

[2] „Ich begab mich zur festgesetzten Zeit zu Donna Cecilia in einem Coupé, das ich von einem Avignonesen namens Roland gemietet hatte.“

[3] „Wie beim A6 sorgt auch beim A7 schnellere Elektronik für zügigeren Datentransfer. Äußerlich fallen beim viertürigen Coupé ebenfalls in erster Linie die geänderten Tagfahrlichter sowie die neue Grafik der LED-Heckleuchten auf.“