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 Giebel?

How does the declension of Giebel 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] Architecture: The triangular part of the wall between the slopes of a gable roof

[2] Austrian, Tyrolean: Dachfirst

[1] Giebel können sehr hoch sein.

[1] Manche Häuser stehen mit dem Giebel zur Straße.

[1] Im Trend liegen jetzt große Glasflächen in der Hausfassade selbst, die eine Außenwand komplett transparent machen, einen Giebel von Kopf bis Fuß durchsichtig werden lassen oder dem Wohnbereich mit Galerie eine Lichtinsel verschaffen.

[1] „Ein langes, gelbes Gebäude, das inmitten eines Parks stand, fiel ihr ins Auge und Häuser mit kunstvollen Giebeln und Turmzimmern, die über den Dächern aufragten.“

[1] „An den Giebeln freilich, die oft mit spielerischen Türmchen und Figuren aus Stuck verziert waren, zeigten sich Bruchstellen und Löcher, auch fehlten häufig die Butzenscheiben in den schmalen Fenstern, die im Erdgeschoß vergittert waren.“

[2] „Phillip ist oben auf dem Dach. Nicht auf dem flachen Teil, wo wir manchmal sitzen, sondern ganz oben auf dem Giebel über dem Speicher. Wie ein Wasserspeier lässt er den Kopf über den Rand hängen.“

German declension of Giebel?

How does the declension of Giebel 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] Fish that belongs to the genus of carp fish, Carassius Gibelio

[1] Der Goldfisch ist eine ostasiatische Zierform des Giebels.

[1] „In der Mark Brandenburg und Pommern heisst dieser Fisch Giebel; in Preussen Gieben; in Schlesien kleiner Karafs und Giblichen; und in Sachsen Steinkarausch.“