Is it der, die oder das Feder?

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 Feder?

How does the declension of Feder 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] Biology: Guarding enthusiasts growing from the skin of birds with a kind of horny stem (the so-called "Kiel"), from which fine rib or thread-like ramifications (the so-called "flag") branch off, and the The total of these structures forms the plumage

[2] formerly made from the keel of [1] to write and draw

[3] (Mostly elastic, metal) tapering plates for inserting into a spring holder that also serves the letter (with ink) and drawing (with ink) this type of tile on a filler

[4] Spring holder and the tile described under [3]

[5] Austria, Southeast Germany: Writing machine with a small container for ink that enables writing over a longer period of time

[6] Most of the written expression, style

[7] Technology: (mostly spiral or leaf -shaped) component, which stores and releases mechanical energy by elastic deformation by standing and intercepting or intercepting pressure or train, bending or stretching

[8] Crafts, especially carpentry: (thin) bar that is survived on a (thicker) board or is added to be fitted into a channel -like deepening (the so -called "groove") of another board to create a connection

[9] Handicrafts, especially carpentry: Boats, which can be pushed into gutters -like recesses of two neighboring boards

[10] Hunter language speech mostly in the plural: bristle on the backbone of wild boar

[11] Hunter language speech mostly in the plural: on the backbone of the shell game, protruding vertebral bones; also the rib or (when disassembled) the piece of ribs itself

[12] Hunter language: tail of the rabbit

[13] Hunter language: A kind of spit to kill the shell game

[14] Mountain language: wedge -shaped iron tool that is driven into large walls

[15] Mountain language: One of the wood shavings that were withdrawn from a special wooden appearance (the so -called "beard"), which is placed downwards when making fire and thus serves as a kind of tinder

[16] Mountain language: Bergmann, who has only undergone a theoretical training, especially a mountain official entrusted with writing work

[17] Austria colloquially: male genital organ

[1] „Du häßlicher Vogel, wirst du einst

Mir in die Hände fallen,

So rupfe ich dir die Federn aus

Und hacke dir ab die Krallen.“