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 Latte?

How does the declension of Latte 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] Long, square wood, thinner than a bar, thicker than a bar and narrower than a board

[2] Sport: horizontal part of a goal

[3] Sport: The process when the ball bounces off the crossbar [2] instead of going into the goal

[4] Collovers for (a large) erect penis

[5] Sport: A staff that must be transferred to the skip: a goal that is to be achieved

[6] Especially in fixed phrases, an expression for: a lot

[7] Long person

[1] Die Bretter werden auf die Latten genagelt.

[2] Der Ball ging gegen die Latte.

[2] „Der zweite in der 54. Minute hätte sich einen Treffer verdient, der Kracher aus mehr als 30 Metern kam von der Latte auf den Boden zurück, allerdings klar vor der Linie.“

[3] Latte! So'n Pech aber auch!

[4] Der hatte vielleicht 'ne Latte!

[4] Guck mal, er hat 'ne Latte stehen!

[5] Die Latte wurde nach dem 2. Durchgang auf 2,20 m gelegt.

[5] Mit diesen Verkaufsvorgaben habt ihr die Latte aber ganz schön hoch gelegt.

[5] „‚Die Latte ist viel zu hoch‘, konstatiert der gebürtige Kameruner, der zum ERAD-Vorsitzenden gewählt wurde.“

[6] Schon am nächsten Tag hagelte es eine ganze Latte an Beschwerden.

[6] Ich habe eine ganze Latte an Besorgungen zu machen.

[6] Die Villa hat ihn sicher eine schöne Latte gekostet.

[7] Der Udo ist aber eine lange Latte geworden.

German declension of Latte?

How does the declension of Latte 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] Short for: Latte Macchiato, a coffee specialty

[1] Bitte einmal Latte.

[1] Ich nehme eine Latte.

[1] Für mich bitte einen Latte.