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 Müller?

How does the declension of Müller 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] Mostly independent craftsmen, trader, but also workers who in a mill the grain or other grinding material, for example oil -containing plant parts (see: oil miller), stores, clean and grind meals one that produces flour

[1] „Das Wandern ist des Müllers Lust / Das Wandern / Das muss ein schlechter Müller sein / Dem niemals fiel das Wandern ein / Das Wandern / Das Wandern…“

[1] „Der Müller mahlt auf seiner Windmühle nicht nur Roggen und Weizen; er schrotet auch Hafer, stampft Buchweizen und bäckt vor allem im Haus unter der Mühle Brot.“

German declension of Müller?

How does the declension of Müller 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] German -language last name, family name, taking into account Mueller with about 10.6% share and over 600,000 name carriers most common surname in Germany and Switzerland. In Austria it is the fourth most common surname. According to information, which analyzed the fixed network telephone connections, there are around 270,000 (9.5 ‰) in Germany, around 35,400 in Austria and around 35,400 in Switzerland

[1] Frau Müller ist ein Genie im Verkauf.

[1] Herr Müller wollte uns kein Interview geben.

[1] Die Müllers fliegen heute nach Kanada.

[1] Der Müller trägt nie die Pullover, die die Müller ihm strickt.

[1] Das kann ich dir aber sagen: „Wenn die Frau Müller kommt, geht der Herr Müller.“

[1] Müller kommt und geht.

[1] Müllers kamen, sahen und siegten.