Is it der, die oder das Moschee?

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 Moschee?

How does the declension of Moschee 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] A place of prayer, a place of the lowization (low -rise as part of the Salât, the Islamic prayer)

[2] An Islamic church

[1] Muhammad sprach: Allah hat mir die ganze Welt zur Moschee gemacht. (Dort, wo der Muslim den Gebetsteppich ausbreitet, wird der Platz zum Ort der Niederwerfung.)

[2] Vom Minarett der Moschee rief der Muezzin die Gläubigen zum Gebet.

[2] „Wenn ein Mensch in meinem Dorf stirbt, ruft der Muezzin in der Moschee die Dorfbewohner durch einen Lautsprecher dazu auf, an der Beerdigung und der Trauerfeier teilzunehmen.“

[2] „Die neue Moschee befand sich am westlichen Rand des Ortes, und die Bauarbeiten hatten etliche Jahre gedauert.“

[2] „Es war auch das letzte Mal, dass ich in einer Moschee gebetet habe.“

[2] „Wir ließen uns noch die eine der großen Feldflaschen mit Wein, die andere mit Wasser füllen und traten dann auf den Platz hinter der Moschee hinaus.“

[2] „Es hatte jüdisch-muslimische Liebschaften gegeben, in der Moschee wurden gemischte Paare verheiratet, […].“