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 Maya?

How does the declension of Maya 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] Relatives of an Indian people with a highly developed culture in Central America

[1] „Gewiß kam jedem Maya nach seinem Ableben eine anständige Totenfeier und ein Begräbnis zu.“

[1] Aus der nämlichen Vorzeit rühren die bedeutenden Ruinen in Palenque und in Yukatan (dem Reiche der Maya) her.

[1] Tausende von Mayas waren gefangen worden.

[1] Die Maya waren hervorragende Astronomen und kannten die Zahl Null.

[1] Dabei haben die Maya mit 13 Perioden zu 20 Jahren gerechnet, die haben eine große Rolle gespielt.

[1] Ein Großteil der Maya, ungefähr sechs bis acht Millionen Menschen in Mexiko, Guatemala und Belize, leben als Bauern auf dem Land, weil die Maya eine ländliche Gesellschaft sind.

German declension of Maya?

How does the declension of Maya 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] Vedic and Brahmanic Philosophy: Equestrian world regarded as an illusion (represented as veiled beauty)

[1] Spätere brahmanische Lehre machte dann die Maya, die Kraft der Täuschung, der Illusion zur Urheberin der menschlichen Meinung, daß es überhaupt Dinge gebe und Materie vorhanden sei.

[1] Mit dem Verstand bleiben wir immer in der Welt der Maya stecken. Maya ist die Welt der Dinge in Raum und Zeit, die Vielheit.

[1] Brahm zu sein, werden wir durch die Maya (die weltliche Täuschung) uns nicht bewußt: es ist verboten, zu ihm zu beten und ihm selbst Opfer zu bringen, denn dies hieße uns selbst anbeten.