Is it der, die oder das Senf?

DER

The correct article in German of Senf is der. So it is der Senf! (nominative case)

The word Senf is masculine, therefore the correct article is der.

Senf is one of the only five German words with the ending NFE (the other are five/five, Geneva, hemp and sernf)

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.

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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 Senf?

How does the declension of Senf 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	Singular	Plural
Nominative	der Senf	die Senfe
Genitive	des Senfs des Senfes	der Senfe
Dative	dem Senf dem Senfe	den Senfen
Akkusative	den Senf	die Senfe

What is the meaning of Senf in German?

Senf has various definitions in German:

[1] A spice made from the seeds of the black (Brassica nigra), browns (Brassica juncea) and white mustard (Sinapis Alba).

[1] ein Gewürz, das aus den Samenkörnern des Schwarzen (Brassica nigra), Braunen (Brassica juncea) und Weißen Senfs (Sinapis alba) hergestellt wird. Für Speisesenf werden die Senfkörner gemahlen und mit Essig, Wein und anderen Gewürzen vermischt

[2] plant of the genus Sinapis (family of the Kreuzblütler)

[2] Pflanze der Gattung Sinapis (Familie der Kreuzblütler)

[3] Inappropriate remark that contributes to a conversation from other people

[3] unpassende Bemerkung, die ein Dritter zu einem Gespräch von anderen Personen beisteuert