Is it der, die oder das Frauchen?

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 Frauchen?

How does the declension of Frauchen 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] Outingly: (old) woman of a small stature

[2] Female person who has a dog to keep a dog who holds a dog

[3] Family outdated: Married woman

[1] „In dem Seſſel aber ſaß ein Frauchen, ſo ein ganz kleines Frauchen, nur noch eine Handvoll Menſch, mit Kinderhändchen und ſchneeweißen dünnen Haaren.“

[1] „Sie scheinen der Beamten- und Intellektuellenschicht anzugehören, einige verhutzelte Frauchen gehören wohl dem Adel an.“

[2] „Wuffi, komm zu Frauchen!“, rief Inge.

[2] „Ja, wo ist denn dein Frauchen, ja, wo ist es denn?“, redete Onkel Hermann auf Bello ein.

[2] „Erst viel später erkannte ich, daß die symbiotische Dreiecksbeziehung von Herrchen, Frauchen und Hund erst durch den Tod des Dackels ein Ende gefunden und den Weg für einen Neubeginn frei gemacht hatte.“

[3] „Nachher hat er zugeſehen, und ſie haben Spalier gebildet, wie der Zimmerer und ſein dickes Frauchen über den Hausflur auf die Straße geführt wurden.“

[3] „Das verwöhnte Frauchen eines Rechtsanwalts im Westen wünscht sich zum Geburtstag ein Rhesusäffchen.“