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 Gros?

How does the declension of Gros 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] twelve dozen (144 pieces)

[1] Die Konrektorin einer Mädchenrealschule bestellt 25 Gros Rollen Toilettenpapier.

German declension of Gros?

How does the declension of Gros 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] The large part of a number

[1] Das Gros der Leute war ausgesprochen nett.

[1] „Sie treiben ihre Keile weit ins feindliche Hinterland, um die bolschewistischen Heere in die Zange zu nehmen und das Gros der gegnerischen Streitkräfte in einer Kesselschlacht weitesten Ausmaßes vernichtend zu schlagen.“

[1] „Bei Sonnenuntergang befand sich das Gros der Armee in der Stadt.“

[1] „Kutusow selbst setzte sich mit dem Gros einschließlich der gesamten Bagage in Richtung Znaim in Marsch.“

[1] „Konrad, Chopin, etwa fünfzig Leute und ich hatten uns in dem Kirchhof verschanzt; das Gros der Truppe befand sich im Dorf, und zwischen uns lag ein breites Hügelgelände.“

German declension of Gros?

How does the declension of Gros 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] Historical: medieval silver coin in France

[1] „Nachdem der Vertrag von Troyes Heinrich zum Regenten für den geisteskranken König und zum Erben der Französischen Krone bestimmt hatte, kehrte Nordfrankreich zu einem geregelten Geldwesen und einem 92%igen Silbergehalt des Gros zurück.“