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 Schoner?

How does the declension of Schoner 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] Two-masted sailing ship division into the Gaffel Schaon, which only leads gaffle and stag sails, as well as the Rahschoner, which has the first mast.

[1] Heute hat im Hafen ein Schoner angelegt.

[1] „Sie hatten die Ketsch bald eingeholt, welche die Strömung inzwischen noch näher an den Schoner herangebracht hatte.“

[1] „Vor der Bucht lag kein Schoner mehr vor Anker, am Horizont waren nicht einmal Segel zu erkennen.“

[1] „Acht Tage nach Barthels Abreise lief ein schwedischer Schoner in den Hafen, der Zedernholz nach Chile führte.“

[1] „Einige Schoner kämpften sich in der frischen Brise die Bucht entlang, und ein köstlicher Salzgeschmack lag in der Luft.“

German declension of Schoner?

How does the declension of Schoner 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] Mostly in compositions: object or device, which should be protected, which should be protected

[1] Während des Zweikampfs verlor er den Schoner und wurde ernsthaft verletzt.

[1] „Nachdem sie in der Umkleidekabine ihre Schlittschuhe angelegt hatte, versah sie die Kufen mit Schonern, um sie zu schützen.“