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 Krater?

How does the declension of Krater 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 deepening caused by a meteorite impact

[2] Most funnel -shaped deepening of the earth's surface

[3] Explaned deepening caused by erosion

[4] deepening in volcanoes from which magma leaves or has escaped

[5] A reconnaissance caused by an explosion

[6] Sink in the bottom of a planet or moon

[1] Der Meteorit hinterließ einen riesigen Krater.

[2] Die räuberisch im Sand lebende Ameisenlöwenlarve sitzt im Zentrum ihres selbstgebauten kleinen Kraters und lauert dort auf vorbeilaufende kleine Insekten, die einmal in den Krater gerutscht, kaum eine Überlebenschance haben.

[3] Der starke Regen riss einen tiefen Krater in die Ackerkrume und spülte einen großen Bereich der fruchtbaren Erde fort.

[4] Aus dem Krater treten giftige Dämpfe aus.

[4] „Ein redseliger Guide führte Bergsteiger aus der Schweiz heran, die zuvor über das nördliche Eisfeld gezogen und ein Stück in den Krater hineingestiegen waren.“

[5] Die Explosion hinterließ einen riesigen Krater.

[6] Tycho ist einer der bedeutendsten Krater des Mondes.

German declension of Krater?

How does the declension of Krater 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] Vessel for mixing wine and water that was used in ancient Greece

[1] „Eine besondere Beigabe des Grabs ist ein 1,64 Meter hoher, 208 Kilogramm schwerer und 1200 Liter fassender Krater (Mischkrug) - das größte Gefäß dieser Art in der Antike.“