Is it der, die oder das Sonde?

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 Sonde?

How does the declension of Sonde 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] Medicine: A staff, tube or tube-shaped instrument for insertion into body cavities to examine and treat them

[2] Medicine: A thin hose for the artificial diet of living beings

[3] Space trip: an unmanned missile

[4] A technical instrument for measuring physical quantities in liquids

[5] Mining: a test bore

[6] Dentistry: A hand instrument made of steel with angled tips or blunt working ends to examine the teeth and gums

[7] An unmanned submarine that can penetrate in larger depths

[1] Wir werden dann eine Sonde einführen, um eine Magenspiegelung zu machen.

[2] Sie sah so hilflos aus mit all den Verbänden und der dünnen Sonde die in der Nase verschwand.

[3] Nun haben die Planetensonde, Koreaner auch eine Sonde zum Mond geschickt.

[3] „Tatsächlich wimmelt es in einigen Bereichen so von Leben, dass die Sonde den Boden vielleicht überhaupt nicht erreichen würde.“

[3] „Nachdem die Sonde im Jahre 1990 dieses Foto aufgenommen hatte, schaltete man die Kamerasysteme endgültig ab.“

[4] Das Thermometer mit der angespitzten Sonde eignet sich zum Messen der Kerntemperatur von Lebensmitteln.

[5] Wir übernehmen das Bohrrisiko und bohren eine neue Sonde, falls es zu Schwierigkeiten kommt!

[6] Grundbesteck des Zahnarztes: Sonde, Pinzette und Spiegel.

[7] Energiesparende U-Boot Sonde kann 40 Tage Daten aufnehmen.