Is it der, die oder das Eingeweide?

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 Eingeweide?

How does the declension of Eingeweide 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] mostly plural: the inner organs in the chest and abdominal cavity in humans and in vertebrates

[2] Translated: The interior of objects

[1] „Die weise Frau sprach »Zweiäuglein, ich will dir einen guten Rat erteilen, bitt deine Schwestern daß sie dir das Eingeweide von der geschlachteten Ziege geben und vergrab es vor der Haustür in die Erde, so wird’s dein Glück sein.«“

[1] „Er klagte nur über unregelmäßige Leibesöffnung; bald Durchfall, bald Verstopfung. Sein Eingeweide war also schon angegriffen und geschwächt. Der Arzt verordnete das Beste, nämlich eine Wasserkur.“

[1] „Ich spüre meine Eingeweide.“

[1] „Die Kühle des Aufgusses wirkte auf Zähne und Eingeweide erfrischend wie süßer Tau.“

[1] „Er fühle bereits die Verdammnis nahen, die der von mir herabbeschworenen Rache der Heiligen Jungfrau entspringe; er fühle Krämpfe in seinen Eingeweiden wühlen, und seine Zunge sei von Geschwüren bedeckt.“

[2] Sein Hobby ist es, alte Radioapparate auf dem Flohmarkt zu erstehen und dann die Eingeweide zu untersuchen.

[2] „Das gewaltige Tauernfenster […] bietet daher einen Einblick in die Eingeweide der Erde. Das Gestein des Tauernfensters stammt aus 30 Kilometer Tiefe […]“