Is it der, die oder das Drive?

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 Drive?

How does the declension of Drive 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] Golf: The first blow on a playground that is beaten by tea, often with the wood 1, which is also called Driver

[2] Tennis: Basic strike with the preliminary or backhand, in which the ball is only slightly rotated

[3] Educational language: inclination or urge to do something, to advance something

[4] No plural, music: driving rhythm in jazz and in rock music

[5] Badminton: Faster, flat ball at eye level, just over the net

[1] Sein Drive landete nach 280 Metern leider im Sandbunker.

[1] „[…] die Profis [sind] schon eingestellt auf Major-Turniere, die hart und fordernd sind, nicht hübsch und gemütlich. Mutige, hart arbeitende Golfer mit geraden Drives und zäher Natur stehen hoch im Kurs.“

[2] "[…] Ich schlage den Ball in alle vier Ecken, mit Kick oder Drive, wie ich es gerade möchte, und alles funktioniert perfekt."

[2] Im heutigen Tennis wird das Spiel mit Drives als altmodisch betrachtet.

[3] Der sensationelle Tabellenzweite der Hinrunde hatte in der Rückrunde ein wenig an Drive eingebüßt.

[3] Man bringt sich mit Ernst und voller Energie ein, Ferien sind Nebensache. Manchmal scheint’s fast ein bisschen zu viel, aber dieser Drive führt zu einer Riesenproduktivität und dem Willen, sich zu verbessern, anstatt Neid zu entwickeln.

[3] „Und er hoffte, dass ihre Liebe ihr den notwendigen Drive geben würde, sich zur Ausreise zu entschließen.“

[4] Beim Drive wächst die Intensität eines Jazzstückes an, ohne dass es zu einer Zunahme des Tempos oder der Lautstärke kommt.

[4] Im transparenten Klangbild kleiner Formationen übersetzte er den Drive und die Komplexität der Bigbands in seine eigene Sprache.

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