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 Hirsch?

How does the declension of Hirsch 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] Zoology: Mostly in forests living-winding, ruminant animal family of the couple hoofers

[a] Especially the male animal

[1] Des Authors Prologus. Sehr treffliche Zecher, und ihr meine kostbaren Venusseuchling, (denn euch und sonst niemandem sind meine Bücher zugeschrieben) Alcibiades, in dem Gespräch des Platon die Zech betitelt, sagt unter anderen Reden zum Lob seines Meisters Sokrates, welcher ohnstreitig der Weltweisen Kaiser und König war, daß er sey gleich den Silenen gewesen. Silenen waren vor diesem kleine Büchslein, wie wir sie heut in den Läden der Apotheker sehen, von außen bemalet mit allerlei lustigen, schnakischen Bildern, als sind Harpyen, Satyrn, gezäumte Gänslein, gehörnte Hasen, gesattelte Enten, fliegende Böck, Hirschen die an der Deichsel ziehen, und andre derley Schildereyen mehr, zur Kurzweil konterfeyet um einen Menschen zu lachen zu machen: wie denn des guten Bacchus Lehrmeister Silenus auch beschaffen war. (Rabelais in der Vorrede zu Gargantua und Pantagruel in der Übersetzung von Gottlob Regis (1791-1854))

[1] Es gingen drei Jäger wohl auf die Pirsch,

sie wollten erjagen den weißen Hirsch.

German declension of Hirsch?

How does the declension of Hirsch 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

[1] Der Hirsch aus dem Nachbarhaus hat schon wieder auf dem Balkon gegrillt.

[1] Die neuen Mieter, diese Hirschs, sind nicht sehr hilfsbereit.

[1] Die kleine Hirsch ist vielleicht ein Frechdachs!

[1] He, Hirsch, komm mal her!