Is it der, die oder das Gegensatz?

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 Gegensatz?

How does the declension of Gegensatz 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] Opposite, contrast • This meaning must be revised - comment: avoid synonymous listing

[2] Complement • This meaning must be revised - comment: avoid synonymous listing

[3] Dialectic, dialogic, philosophy: a contradiction • This meaning of meaning must be revised - comment: avoid synonymous listing

[4] Music:

[4a] Part of a Reyen, guided by the sentence and followed by addition

[4b] Part of an ode, guided by sentence, followed by a song

[4c] Part of a minelied, led by sentence, followed by mediation

[4D] In the fugue, the contrast behind the sentence is added

[1] „Beim Motorfliegen kommt es im Gegensatz zum Segelfliegen mehr darauf an, fliegerische, navigatorische und technische Aufgaben zu meistern.“

[1] „Im Gegensatz zum veräußerlichten Gipfelsammler fasziniert den beschaulichen Berggeher mehr das Auf-dem-Weg-Sein in der Vertikalen.“

[1] Sein Handeln steht im Gegensatz zu dem was er sagt.

[1] Während die Ansprüche an Kitas kontinuierlich steigen, verzichtet Deutschland im Gegensatz zu anderen OECD-Ländern auf einheitliche Qualitäts- und Finanzierungsstandards.

[1] „Eine Umfrage des Marktforschungsinstituts Ipsos […] kam 2018 zu dem Ergebnis, dass 94 Prozent der chinesischen Jugendlichen optimistisch gestimmt waren, was die Zukunft des eigenen Landes anging, im Gegensatz zu 64 Prozent in den USA und 56 Prozent in Deutschland.“

[2] Konträre Gegensätze liegen dann vor, wenn zwei positive Gegebenheiten sich innerhalb eines bestimmten Bezugssystems ausschließen, wie „schwarz“ und „weiß“, „rund“ und „eckig“.

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