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 Gebühr?

How does the declension of Gebühr 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] Economy: a sum of money that is to be paid for a service or the use of a thing; the fees

[2] the honor that is due to one's status ; the fees

[1] Die Gebühr für die Ausstellung eines Reisepasses beträgt 69 Euro.

[1] Für die Bearbeitung des Antrags erhebt das Amt eine Gebühr von 4 Euro.

[1] „Inzwischen war er hier zu Hause, hatte seinen eigenen Platz, für den er Gebühren bezahlte, und stand mit den Markthändlern auf Du und Du.“[3]

[1] „Die Gebühr war eigentlich zu hoch für die Familie, 3000 Drachmen im Monat würde sie bestimmt nicht bekommen, klagte Chrissi schon im Vorhinein.“[4]

[2] In Deutschland gebührt es sich, dass junge Leute im Bus aufstehen und einem Älteren den Sitzplatz anbieten; in Russland ist es die Gebühr der Alten gegenüber den Jungen aufzustehen.

German declension of Gebühr?

How does the declension of Gebühr 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] German family name

[1] „Hilde Gebühr (* 28. Juni 1910 in Dresden; † 26. April 1945 in Schlehdorf am Kochelsee) war eine deutsche Schauspielerin.“[1]

[1] „ 29. Mai: Otto Gebühr wird in Kettwig/Ruhr als Sohn des Kaufmanns Otto Gebühr und dessen Frau Fanny Mathilde (geb. Moll) geboren.“[2]