Is it der, die oder das Stadtschloss?

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 Stadtschloss?

How does the declension of Stadtschloss 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] A mostly multi -wing (the architectural style of its time and the pomp of its residents) residential building of the nobility, which has been built in a city or its proximity

[1] In der Bundeshauptstadt plant man die Rekonstruktion jenes Stadtschlosses, welches von der DDR gesprengt wurde, und als Museum dienen soll.

[1] 2005 wurde das Braunschweiger Stadtschloss als ein Einkaufscenter im inneren wiederhergestellt.

[1] „In der oberen Etage sollen die Sammlungen der Staatlichen Museen sowie der Humboldt-Universität im Zusammenhang mit dem Stadtschloß vorgestellt werden.“

[1] „Aschgrau statt patinagrün: Das neue Potsdamer Stadtschloss wird nach seiner Fertigstellung kein edles Kupferdach zieren.“

[1] „Im Frühjahr 2013 soll der Grundstein für das neue Stadtschloss gelegt werden. Die Eröffnung des Humboldtforums ist für 2018 geplant. Kosten: 590 Millionen Euro.“

[1] „Eine Frau, mit der ich vor dem Stadtschloss ins Gespräch kam, lieferte mir die Erklärung.“