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 Futter?

How does the declension of Futter 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] Food of the animals

[2] derogatory, colloquially: food

[3] Translated: Mental food

[1] Hast du den Schweinen heute schon Futter gegeben?

[1] Im Nest schreien die um Futter bettelnden Jungvögel.

[1] Sie sind eigentlich immer auf der Suche nach Futter.

[1] „Und zu der Sorge wegen der Kutscher war die Sorge um das Futter gekommen.“

[2] Karl steht gut im Futter.

[3] Er braucht Futter fürs Hirn.

German declension of Futter?

How does the declension of Futter 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] fabric on the inside of clothing

[2] Building: The filling of spaces in doors, windows, walls or similar components

[3] Technology: A clamping device for machines for tools or parts of work

[1] Das Futter in meiner Jacke geht kaputt.

[1] „Sie antwortete mir, sie könne nur daran denken, mich glücklich zu machen, wenn sie selbst dabei glücklich werde, und werde mir schreiben, was ich dazu tun könne; den Brief werde sie zwischen Futter und Überzug der Kapuze des Dominos einnähen, und deshalb solle ich diesen erst am folgenden Tag holen lassen.“

[2] Das Futter der Tür ist die Verkleidung der inneren, seitlichen Wandflächen, das kann zum Beispiel eine Blockzarge sein.

[3] Vorne an der Bohrmaschine, ist am unteren Ende ein geriffelter Ring. Den mit der linken Hand festhalten, dann das Futter mit der rechten nach rechts drehen. Wenn der Zwischenraum groß genug ist, den Bohrer herausnehmen.