Is it der, die oder das Kommunion?

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 Kommunion?

How does the declension of Kommunion 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] Christianity, depending on the denomination of very different theological views: the Eucharistic gifts or their distribution and reception

[2] Short for: First Communion

[1] Er sah sie zum ersten Mal bei der Kommunion am letzten Sonntag.

[1] „Hin und wieder besuchen die Schwestern den Gottesdienst in der Liebfrauenkirche, wobei Benno, dem jüngsten Ministranten dort, aber auch anderen Kirchenbesuchern auffällt, dass sie nie zur Kommunion gehen.“

[1] „Und die heilige Kommunion empfangen zu dürfen oder das allerhochwürdigste Sakrament des Altars zu geniessen, wie Agrafena Iwanowna mit kindlich-frommer Wortspielfreude sagte, erschien ihr als ein so überirdisches Glück, dass es ihr war, als könne sie diesen seligen und gesegneten Sonntag gar nicht erleben.“

[1] „Tags darauf ging ich dort zur Kommunion, wo die Heilige Jungfrau ihren Schöpfer zur Welt brachte.“

[2] Na, was wünscht du dir denn zur Kommunion?