Is it der, die oder das Mineralstoff?

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 Mineralstoff?

How does the declension of Mineralstoff 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] Inorganic trace element or salt required for certain life functions of humans, which is absorbed with food or fed in the form of artificial preparations

[1] In Nahrungsergänzungsmitteln sollten nur Vitamine und Mineralstoffe zugelassen werden, die in der Ernährung normalerweise vorkommen und als Bestandteil der Ernährung verzehrt werden, was jedoch nicht bedeutet, dass sie darin vorkommen müssen.

[1] Eine zu hohe Zufuhr von Vitaminen und Mineralstoffen kann nachteilige Wirkungen für die Gesundheit haben; diese Gefahr rechtfertigt es, gegebenenfalls sichere Höchstmengen für diese in Nahrungsergänzungsmitteln enthaltenen Stoffe festzulegen.

[1] Auf Anfrage erklärt das Unternehmen, den Frühstückszerealien für Kinder würden die Mineralstoffe Kalzium und Eisen zugesetzt, weil die Kleinen laut Ernährungsbericht aus dem Jahre 2000 damit generell unterversorgt seien.

[1] Weitere 11.000 Tonnen Mais, 4.500 Tonnen Bohnen und 4.000 Tonnen mit Vitaminen und Mineralstoffen angereicherte Sojabohnen sollen folgen.

[1] Zähne geben Auskunft darüber, in welchem Alter ein Mensch welche Mineralstoffe zu sich genommen hat.