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 Pantomime?

How does the declension of Pantomime 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] Sign game, drama without voice, scene only with gestures, expressions of expression and dance

[1] Um die Pantomime verstehen zu können, braucht man keiner Sprache mächtig zu sein.

[1] „Petitjacques wiederholte seine Pantomime mit dem Klebestreifen.“

[1] „Sie führten eine lustige Pantomime auf und zeigten Kalabreser Tänze.“

[1] „Ich machte aus dieser Beobachtung eine Pantomime, bei der ich nur mit Händen und Füßen arbeite, mein Gesicht unbewegt und schneeweiß immer in der Mitte bleibt, und es gelingt mir, mit meinen vier Extremitäten den Eindruck einer ungeheuren Quantität von überstürzter Bewegung zu erwecken.“

German declension of Pantomime?

How does the declension of Pantomime 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] Actor of the sign game

[1] Der Pantomime überzeugte durch seine Kunst.

[1] „In der Dämmerung drängt sich das ganze Volk zu den Opern, den Komödien, den Pantomimen und den Seiltänzern; alle Darsteller müssen entweder richtige Männer oder Kastraten sein.“