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 Gelb?

How does the declension of Gelb 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] Yellow color dance a certain section of the visible light in the spectrum of electromagnetic waves; Mal color, string color

[2] traffic light phase in which yellow light is displayed

[3] Short for: yellow card

[4] Short for: egg yolk

[1] Mir gefällt das strahlende Gelb der Blumen.

[2] Das Auto fuhr schnell bei Gelb über die Kreuzung.

[3] Meyer sah Gelb.

[4] Der Kleine mag nur das Gelb.

[4] „Wer aß denn Eier ohne das Gelb? Das Eigelb war doch der beste Teil.“[1]

[4] „Wie mögen Sie das Eigelb? Sie entscheiden, wann Sie die Eier herausnehmen. Am besten schmeckt es, wenn das Gelb noch flüssig ist.“[2]

[4] „Man schlage in das Gelb von 1 Ei einen Eßlöffel von Zucker hinein, gieße darüber ⅔ Tasse heißes Wasser […].“[3]

[4] „Die weiße Schale und das Gelb glitten abwärts. Noch ein Ei klatschte an die Fassade […].“[4]

[4] „Warten bis die Butter zerlaufen ist und leicht schäumt, oder der Speck glasig wird. Dann das Ei aus der Tasse vorsichtig in die Pfanne geben und braten bis das Eiweiß weiß wird, aber das Gelb noch weich ist.“[5]

German declension of Gelb?

How does the declension of Gelb 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 surname, family name

[1] Herr Gelb ist als Kaninchenzüchter erfolgreich.

[1] Herr Gelb heiratet im September auf Hawaii.

[1] Frau Gelb liebt es, an Weihnachten Plätzchen zu backen.

[1] Die Gelbs lieben die Natur und die Tiere.