Is it der, die oder das Last?

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 Last?

How does the declension of Last 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] Transport system: something that presses down due to its weight or also pulls loads, freight; What you wear

[2] Mental pressure, arduous fact

[3] Mechanics: Power that acts on a machine in operation

[4] Electrical engineering: electrical resistance, electrical consumer

[1] Das Paket war eine große Last für die Frau.

[1] Sie hatte an der Last schwer zu tragen.

[1] Plötzlich brach die Brücke unter der großen Last zusammen.

[1] „Die Männer antworteten ihm nicht, luden ihre Last auf und stiegen damit die steile Uferbank empor.“

[2] Das Geständnis hatte Herrn Bleibein von einer großen Last befreit.

[2] Auf meiner Seele liegt eine erdrückende Last.

[2] Mit der Bürgschaft bürdete sie sich eine schwere Last auf.

[2] Die Zahlung des Verfahrens geht zu Lasten des Angeklagten.

[3] Es ist ein Unterschied, ob der Motor unter Last läuft oder sich im Leerlauf dreht.

[4] Der Innenwiderstand des Generators macht sich nur unter Last bemerkbar.