Is it der, die oder das Käfer?

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 Käfer?

How does the declension of Käfer 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] Entomology: insect with hard front wings, with larvae and doll stage (order Coleoptera)

[2] Casing language of the 1950s for a pretty girl

[3] Auto, VW: Light car developed by Ferdinand Porsche in the shape of a ladybug

[1] Die Igel finden immer weniger Käfer zum Fressen.

[1] „In der Zwischenzeit lungerte er im Schatten herum, schnappte Fliegen und Käfer auf dem Dach der Hütte, die Walt ihm gebaut hatte.“

[1] „Denn dieser Käfer wurde im alten Ägypten als Bringer der Wiedergeburt und des Glücks verehrt.“

[2] Was hast du dir denn für'n Käfer aufgegabelt!?

[3] Mein alter Käfer läuft noch wie geschmiert.

[3] „Einmal fuhr Papa am Samstag nach dem Frühstück weg, um einen neuen Gebrauchtwagen zu kaufen, weil der Käfer so viele Macken hatte.“

[3] „Gabys Käfer hielt vor einem dieser Mietshäuser aus der Jahrhundertwende in der Gegend am Eigelstein.“

[3] „Der Käfer tanzt im Schneematsch.“