Is it der, die oder das Deflation?

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 Deflation?

How does the declension of Deflation 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] Economy: General and permanent decline in prices for products and services, combined with awaiting purchase of purchase of consumers in the hope of further price cuts

[2] Geology: removal of the loose rock by the wind

[1] „Für eine Volkswirtschaft kann eine Deflation nach Einschätzung von Ökonomen wegen dieser Eigendynamik verheerendere Auswirkungen haben als eine Inflation, die durch steigende Preise gekennzeichnet ist.“

[1] Deflation gibt Verbrauchern den Anreiz, ihr Geld zu horten, weil ihre Guthaben ja Monat für Monat mehr wert werden. Deflation ist schließlich schlecht für jeden, der einen Kredit aufgenommen hat, denn auch Schulden werden real ständig mehr wert.

[2] Sehr bedeutende Hohlformen sind nach den Beobachtungen von Erich Kaiser (1926) durch die vereinte Wirkung von Deflation und Korrasion in der Wannen-Namib entstanden.

[2] Am Wannenboden findet durch gelegentliche Benetzung mit salzigem Wasser nach seltenem Regen eine verstärkte Gesteinsaufbereitung statt, die die Deflation dort erleichtert.