Is it der, die oder das Demonstrant?

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 Demonstrant?

How does the declension of Demonstrant 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] Personal who in public, individually or in a group, mostly as part of an organized rally, expresses their opinion on political, labor law or social issues visible, audible and through actions

[1] Die Sicherheitskräfte setzten am Samstag Tränengas und Schlagstöcke ein, um die Gruppe von oppositionellen Anwälten und Regierungskritikern aufzulösen, wie Augenzeugen berichteten. Zwei Demonstranten hätten am Kopf geblutet.

[1] Passanten, die den Demonstranten applaudiert haben, müssen mit einer Haftstrafe von zwei bis vier Jahren rechnen.

[1] Umstritten war diese Einladung eines Rektors für einen Holocaustleugner, selbst bei den tausenden Demonstranten war eine Spaltung zwischen „Lasst den Irren reden"- und „Der soll gefälligst den Mund halten!"-Fraktionen zu verspüren.

[1] Demonstranten sind während einer Debatte ins Sitzungsrund des Bundestages eingedrungen. Zwei weitere seilten sich vom Dach des Parlaments ab.

[1] Die Verletzungen seien durch gewalttätige Demonstranten verursacht worden, die eine Rauchbombe gezündet hätten.

[1] Es war eine kleine Minderheit der Demonstranten, die zur Gewalt griff, aber diese bestimmte ab sofort die Szenerie.