Is it der, die oder das Fürstin?

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 Fürstin?

How does the declension of Fürstin 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] High nobles in the rank between Countess and Duchess

[2] Mrs. one prince

[1] Die Fürstin ließ einen prächtigen Garten hinter ihrem Haus errichten.

[1] „Die Fürstin verfolgte jetzt eine ihrer Lieblingsideen, nämlich die Attraktivität des Besitzes durch die Errichtung eines Moor- und Mineralbades zu erhöhen.“

[1] „Umso kurioser ist es, dass die ersten vier Staatsoberhäupter Fürstinnen waren.“

[2] Samuel ist der Sohn einer Fürstin, die arm geboren wurde und später einen reichen Adligen heiratete.

[2] „Die kleine Fürstin war in der letzten Zeit stark geworden, aber ihre Augen und ihre kurze Oberlippe mit den Schnurrbarthärchen, die sich beim Sprechen in die Höhe zog, sahen noch genau so lustig und niedlich aus wie früher.“

[2] „Die Fürstin, eine begeisterte Musikliebhaberin, umarmte Farinello und sagte ihm, nun könne sie endlich zufrieden sterben.“