Is it der, die oder das Handschuh?

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 Handschuh?

How does the declension of Handschuh 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] Clothing: Garment that covers, warms or protects hands and fingers; made of a wide variety of materials, for example leather, wool, metal, satin and for a wide variety of purposes, for example as work gloves or ball gloves

[1] Zieh dir lieber Handschuhe an, es ist kalt draußen.

[1] Jetzt habe ich schon wieder meine Handschuhe liegen lassen.

[1] „Da fällt von des Altans Rand | Ein Handschuh von schöner Hand | Zwischen den Tiger und den Leun | Mitten hinein.“[2]

[1] Ihre Handschuhe passen farblich perfekt zu ihrem Kleid.

[1] Küsst ein Herr die Hand einer Dame, so darf diese ihre Handschuhe anbehalten.

[1] „Da lag der Handschuh am Straßenrand im Schneematsch.“[3]

[1] „Missmutig tasten sie uns mit Handschuhen ab und bedeuten uns, dass wir weitergehen können.“[4]

[1] „Ohne Handschuhe konnte sie vom Handschweiß beschmutzt werden.“[5]