Is it der, die oder das Sanitäter?

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 Sanitäter?

How does the declension of Sanitäter 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] Person with the appropriate training who provides first aid or injured or transport them for further treatment if necessary

[1] Die Sanitäter, die zuerst am Unfallort waren, hatten schon den Eindruck, dass er wohl nicht überleben würde.

[1] „Sani!, Sani!“ schrien die von Granatsplittern Getroffenen auf dem Schlachtfeld, aber es kam kein Sanitäter.

[1] Im Katastrophenfall kommen auch freiwillige Sanitäter des Roten Kreuzes zum Einsatz.

[1] „Kurz vor Kriegsende hatte man es dem Sanitäter Wendelin Tippelt verliehen für die Rettung Verwundeter aus dem Geschützfeuer.“

[1] „Zwei Sanitäter sprangen herzu und trugen ihn weg.“

[1] „Einer unserer Sanitäter führte den Brand.“

[1] „Eine Zeitlang machte ich Dienst im Lazarett, weil einer der Saniäter krank war.“

[1] „Der Rotkreuzwagen kommt ungewöhnlich schnell, auch Arzt und Sanitäter sind sofort am Ort des vermuteten Unfallgeschehens.“