Is it der, die oder das Schuhwerk?

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 Schuhwerk?

How does the declension of Schuhwerk 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] Type or quantity of shoes

[1] „Sie schleppt die Essvorräte, ihre guten Kleider und Mäntel, das Schuhwerk, die Kissen vom Kanapee, ja, sogar das Bild mit den beiden Jungen in die Kammer - alles vor seinen Augen.“

[1] „Da die Kinderfüße nicht in modischen Schuhen stecken, sondern vorwiegend in Holzpantinen, ein im Sommer durchaus angenehmes Schuhwerk, bleibt es nicht aus, dass die Holzpantinen gewollt oder ungewollt häufig ein unangenehmes Konzert bereiten.“

[1] „Wir ziehen die Regenjacken an, schlüpfen in festes Schuhwerk.“

[1] „Festes Schuhwerk und warme Kleidung sind nötig, da die Temperatur in der Höhle unter 0 Grad liegt.“

[1] „Und das Zeitungspapier war knapp, zumal es nicht nur fürs Tabaktrocknen oder zum Ausstopfen nassen Schuhwerks gebraucht wurde, sondern – in kleine Rechtecke zerschnitten und auf angespitzte Haken gespießt – auch das Klopapier ersetzen musste.“