Is it der, die oder das Reizung?

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 Reizung?

How does the declension of Reizung 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] Exercise of sensory impressions on a body

[2] Reaction of a body to [1]

[3] Outdated: Attaching external appearance

[1] „Die französische Studie reiht sich in eine Anzahl von Untersuchungen, die Wachkoma-Patienten mittels Reizung verschiedener Nerven einen winzigen Schritt weit ins Leben zurückholen sollen.“

[2] „Der Nationalspieler laboriert an einer Reizung der linken Patellasehne.“

[3] „Wäre den Reisenden zu glauben, so treiben die Männer mit den Reizungen ihrer Frauen und die Mütter mit denen ihrer Töchter Handel.“

[3] „Kann, liebe Schwester, eine größere Unlust für uns seyn, als daß wir sehen müssen, wie jedermann unsere Reitzungen verachtet, und wie die glückselige Psyche hochmüthig den Vortheil geniesset, daß eine Menge Liebhaber ihr nachlaufen?“