Is it der, die oder das Rekonstruktion?

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 Rekonstruktion?

How does the declension of Rekonstruktion 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] General: Restoration

[2] Linguistics, especially historiolinguistics: development of non -attested linguistic forms by comparing later, testified language forms

[3] Urban development: structural measures for rescue, securing endangered buildings

[1] In manchen Fällen ist der Versuch einer Rekonstruktion verlorengegangenen Wissens sinnvoll.

[2] In der Linguistik wird immer wieder eine Rekonstruktion älterer Sprachformen, die nicht in Dokumenten belegt sind, durch Vergleich verwandter Sprachen versucht.

[2] „Er nannte das Verfahren daher »Rekonstruktion der indogermanischen Ursprache«.“

[2] „Die historische Betrachtungsweise galt auch den Junggrammatikern weiterhin als die einzig denkbare; ihre zentrale Aufgabe sahen sie in der Rekonstruktion der Sprachgeschichte und insbesondere der indoeuropäischen Grundsprache.“

[2] „Die Rekonstruktion von phonetischen Einheiten historischer Sprachen wird dadurch sehr erleichtert, daß der Mensch nur begrenzte Möglichkeiten hat, Sprachlaute hervorzubringen.“

[2] „Davon macht auch die Rekonstruktion des Urindogermanischen keine Ausnahme.“

[3] Die Rekonstruktion älterer Bausubstanz ist immer wieder eine bedeutende Aufgabe.