Is it der, die oder das Masse?

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 Masse?

How does the declension of Masse 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] Physics: The cause that the matter that the subject of inertia and severity (gravitation) is equal according to the relativity theory with strength (energy) equivalent (equivalent)

[2] Many, a large amount

[3] Electronics: potential for reference, also earth or reason (for short gnd)

[4] unshaped liquid, soft or tough matter

[5] in masses: in large quantities, massive

[1] Die Erde hat eine Masse von 5,9736·1024 kg.

[1] „Die molare Masse von CO₂ beträgt 44 g mol-1.“

[2] An der Demonstration nahmen Massen von Menschen teil.

[2] „In der Masse stand Otto Braun.“

[2] „Das richtet sich allerdings auch gegen die in Sofia beim Cousin Bernhard erfahrene Macht des Einzelnen gegenüber der Masse.“

[2] „Er sah starr auf die im Fackelschein sich fortbewegenden Massen, rannte wieder zur Türe und horchte.“

[3] Wir messen eine Spannung von 3,3 Volt gegen Masse.

[4] Die Masse muss erst etwas abkühlen (oder sanft/schnell abgekühlt werden) damit sie weiterverarbeitet und danach befördert werden kann. (Glaserei/Gießerei/Walzwerk)

[4] Die Masse muss erst trocknen, damit sie für die Anwendung bereit ist. (Färberei/Druck)

[4] Die zähe Masse härtet dann aus. (Lebensmittel wie Teig- oder Zuckerwaren)

[5] Alkohol in Massen zu trinken ist ungesund.