Is it der, die oder das Manuskript?

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 Manuskript?

How does the declension of Manuskript 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] Library science: Handwritten work

[2] Verlag system: Hand or machine-written contribution of an author who serves as a template for reproduction

[3] Handy notes for a specific purpose, for example for a lecture

[1] Ein von Hand geschriebener Brief ist ein Manuskript.

[1] „Inhaltlich waren fast alle aus Ägypten der Forschung zugänglich gemachten koptischen Manuskripte kirchlichen Charakters - es waren Liturgien, Übersetzungen von Bibelabschnitten, Märtyrerleben.“

[1] „Diesmal ist es aber kein griechisches Manuskript, sondern ein demotischer Papyrus.“

[1] „Der Stifter der Manuskripte war ein talentierter junger Mann um die dreißig und aus vornehmer Familie, der den Namen Sir Kenelm Digby trug.“

[2] Der Autor lieferte sein Manuskript nicht fristgerecht beim Verlag ab.

[2] „Comenius hatte das Manuskript 1655 dem Nürnberger Verleger Michael Endter zugeschickt.“

[2] „Die erste Fassung des Manuskripts war verbrannt.“

[3] „Noch während des Festaktes arbeitet Patrice Émery Lumumba am Manuskript auf seinen Knien.“