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 Mund?

How does the declension of Mund 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] Anatomy: opening in the lower part of the (mainly human) face, mainly used for food intake and for making sounds

[2] transferred, often in combinations: utterances of a person or that person himself

[3] transferred, raised: an opening (of the earth for example)

[1] Ich atme durch den Mund.

[1] „Der offene Mund war größer als sonst.“[2]

[1] „Sein Mund bewegte sich, und unter den geschlossenen Lidern rasten die Pupillen.“[3]

[1] „Der letzte Schrei unter Bergwanderern ist ein Flüssigkeitspack im Rucksack, von dem ein Trinkschlauch zum Mund des Wanderers führt.“[4]

[1] „Lee Jay runzelte die Stirn, verzog den Mund und sah an seinem Overall hinunter.“[5]

[2] Wenn Oma erzählte, hingen alle an ihrem Mund.

[2] Auf zweier oder dreier Zeugen Mund soll sterben, wer des Todes wert ist.[6]

[3] Der Mund vor diesem Strauch könnte archäologisches Interesse hervorrufen.

German declension of Mund?

How does the declension of Mund 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] Violence over those who live in a community with the head of the house and who are to be protected by him

[1] Solange die Frau unter seiner Mund ist, hat sie keinen Nießbrauch an ihrem Vermögen.