Is it der, die oder das Raub?

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 Raub?

How does the declension of Raub 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] The violent away from the robbery

[2] Jurisprudence: The removal of a strange movable thing by violence against a person or under the threat of a current danger to life and life with the intention of illegal or a third party (§ 249 StGB)

[3] The stolen good, the prey

[1] Das Museum meldete heute den Raub eines wertvolles Gemäldes.

[1] Für den Raub des Maibaumes bestehen Regeln, und diese müssen genau beachtet werden.

[1] „Unter den Rassen der westlichen Honigbiene wurde die italienische Biene mit einer besonders starken Neigung zum Raub identifiziert.“

[2] Das Gericht verurteilte den Mann wegen Raubes.

[3] Der Täter versteckte den Raub im Keller.

[3] Die Jungs teilten den Raub unter sich auf, und jeder bekam den gleichen Anteil.

[3] Dieses Vogels Raub sind Mäuse und Frösche.

[3] Das gesamte Anwesen wurde ein Raub der Flammen.

[3] Der neu angelegte, feinsandige Badestrand wurde ein Raub der Wellen.

[3] „Er, der in göttlicher Gestalt war, hielt es nicht für einen Raub, Gott gleich zu sein, sondern entäußerte sich selbst und nahm Knechtsgestalt an, ward den Menschen gleich und der Erscheinung nach als Mensch erkannt.“