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 Pudel?

How does the declension of Pudel 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 medium -sized dog breed with often curly fur

[2] colloquially: a false throw in bowling that does not throw any cones at all

[3] Trivial name: the wool-bark owl, a moth from the owl butterfly family

[4] Clothing: Short form for poodle hat: a knitted headgear

[1] Die Jacob Sisters haben immer ihre weißen Pudel bei sich, die zu ihrem Markenzeichen geworden sind.

[1] Er sah aus wie ein begossener Pudel.

[1] „Sie kommt immer mit ihrem Pudel und bindet ihn an einen Fuß ihrer Staffelei.“

[1] „Es kam ihm vor, als reisten in der U-Bahn genauso viele Menschen wie Pudel.“

[1] „Weiter konnten wir uns nicht bekannt machen, denn sie hatte zwei Hunde dabei, einen braunen und einen schwarzen Pudel, die um uns herumtollten und vor Freude über die Rückkehr meines Vaters fast den Leiterwagen umrissen.“

[1] „Bundschuhs Pudel war sehr kräftig und auf einem Auge blind.“

[2] Verlässt die Kugel die Bahn beim Kegeln und fällt in die Rinne, dann nennt man das einen Pudel, Pumpe, Gosse oder anders.

[3] Die Raupen des Pudels haben lange weiße bis gelbe Haare.

[4] Du setzt Deinen Pudel auf, heute morgen ist es saukalt!

[4] Weißt Du, wo mein roter Pudel geblieben ist?.

German declension of Pudel?

How does the declension of Pudel 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] Bavarian: shop or tavern counter

[1] „Nun war ein Außenseiter der Herr über die Pudel.“