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 Curaçao?

How does the declension of Curaçao 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] largest island of the Dutch Antilles

[2] largely autonomous sub -state within the Kingdom of the Netherlands

[1] Die Insel Curaçao liegt nördlich von Venezuela und nordöstlich von Kolumbien.

[1] Curaçao, mit 444 Quadratkilometern die größte Insel der Niederländischen Antillen, ist bei deutschen Urlaubern sehr beliebt.

[1] Die Inseln Aruba, Bonaire und Curaçao heißen entsprechend ihren Anfangsbuchstaben auch ABC-Inseln.

[1, 2] Ich bin auf Curaçao geboren.

[1, 2] Wir haben auf Curaçao unseren Urlaub verbracht.

[2] Curaçao ist seit 10. Oktober 2010 autonomer Teilstaat des Königreichs der Niederlande.

[2] Die Ferieninseln Curaçao und St. Maarten sind demnach nicht mehr Teil eines abhängigen Überseegebiets, sondern selbstständige Länder des Königreichs.

[2] Allerdings übernehmen die Niederlande dafür den größten Teil der von der Curaçao-Verwaltung angehäuften Schulden in Höhe von 1,75 Milliarden Euro.

German declension of Curaçao?

How does the declension of Curaçao 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] Protected brand (®), gastronomy: liqueur with a slightly bitter -sweet taste that gets its aroma of dried shells of immature curaçaopomerances

[1] Der Likör Curaçao wird bereits seit dem 16. Jahrhundert auf der westindischen Insel Curaçao produziert, die vor der Küste Venezuelas liegt.

[1] Curaçao blue ist ein blau eingefärbter Orangenlikör mit einem Alkoholgehalt von mindestens 30 Volumprozent.

[1] Der Curaçao blue bekommt seine Farbe durch den Zusatz von verschiedenen Kräutern und Gewürzen.

[1] Für uns bitte zwei Curaçao.