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 Novize?

How does the declension of Novize 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] Religion: candidate who prepares himself for life as a religious in the monastery, but has not yet stored a temporal or eternal vow

[2] Translated: Person who is new in a certain area and has not yet gained any special experiences

[1] Die Novizen erhalten durch einen Novizenmeister oder ein sonst dazu bestelltes Mitglied des Konvents mit feierlicher Profess Unterricht.

[1] Die meisten Jungen und Männer zwischen acht und 20 Jahren gehen als Novizen zeitweise in ein Kloster.

[1] Den Mönchen im elsässischen Trappisten-Kloster Oelenburg fehlt es an Nachwuchs. Ein frisch eingetroffener Novize ist ihre große Hoffnung.

[1] Ein Zustrom junger Männer, oft mit Hochschulbildung und zu einem guten Teil aus dem ehemaligen Ostblock, hat die Reihen der Mönche und Novizen wieder dichter gefüllt.

[2] Josef Pröll, als Parteichef der ÖVP ähnlich ein Novize wie Faymann in der SPÖ, übertrumpft den Kanzler in allen nur denkbaren Kategorien.

[2] Viel mehr Anknüpfungspunkte zwischen altem und neuem Job gibt es tatsächlich nicht – in der Ölbranche ist Svanberg ein Novize.

German declension of Novize?

How does the declension of Novize 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] Religion: Woman who already lives in the monastery and has prepared for life as a religious, but has not yet stored a temporal or eternal vow

[2] Translated: Female person who is new in a certain area and has not yet gained any special experience

[1] Poggio staunt und nach einer Weile fragt er die Novize, ob sie nicht die Gertrude sei, von der ihm Hans von Splügen erzählt habe?

[1] „Hier sollte sie einige Zeit unter dem Schirm der allgemein geachteten Frau leben, bis im Kloster Raum für die neue Novize gemacht, und sonst noch Manches, was vorher zu ordnen war, gethan seyn würde.“