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 Log?

How does the declension of Log 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] Nautics: measuring device for determining the driving speed of a ship

[1] »Das Log heraus!« rief der Kapitän.

[1] Das Log gab eine durchschnittliche Geschwindigkeit von acht bis neun Meilen an.

[1] Doch kaum steht auch das Vorsegel, ist es vorbei mit der Trägheit. Im Sekundentakt springt das Log auf 11, 12, 15…18 Knoten.

[1] Für seine Sicherheit besitzt das Segelschiff neben zwei Ankern eine Radaranlage, ein Satelliten-Navigationsgerät, „elektromagnetisches Log" (was immer das sei), Echolot, Sprechfunk und alle herkömmlichen Kontroll- und Meßgeräte.

German declension of Log?

How does the declension of Log 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] Recording of a trip or from other processes:

[1a] Transport system: Recording carried out journeys

[1b] Air traffic: recording of all flights of a pilot

[1c] Information technology: Automatic protocol of system events or communication

[1d] Software development: Protocol on the individual development steps

[1c] Guck in die Logs.