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 Kadett?

How does the declension of Kadett 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] prospective officer candidate

[2] Association member of the Swiss Cadet Association

[3] guy

[4] Members of an age group in different sports

[1] „Die Gesetzgebung der Republik Belarus sieht vor, dass ein solcher Eintritt in den Militärdienst als Kadett der Militärakademie: - Freiwillig erfolgt; …“

[1] „[Napoleon I. t]rat 1784 als Kadett in die französische Armee ein und avancierte 1794 zum Brigadegeneral; […].“

[1] „An den Zehnkreuzertafel sah man nach Pezzl Söhne der Musen, Diener des Altars, Kanzleimänner, Kadetten und so weiter.“

[1] „Philip war Kadett, als er Elizabeth 1939 kennenlernte.“

[2] „Die Kadetten werden lokal entweder durch die öffentliche Schule oder einen gemeinnützigen Verein getragen.“

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German declension of Kadett?

How does the declension of Kadett 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] A substance used for work clothing

[1] „Povel begegnete dieser neu erwachsenden Konkurrenz unter anderem durch die zusätzliche Fertigung blauweißer Stoffe für die damals allgemein beliebten Kieler Anzüge (‚Kadett‘) sowie für Arbeiterhemden (‚Regatta‘).“

German declension of Kadett?

How does the declension of Kadett 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] Member of the constitutional-democratic party in the early 20-century in the Russian Duma

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