Is it der, die oder das Stampfer?

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 Stampfer?

How does the declension of Stampfer 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] in relation to persons: someone who steps with his feet firmly on the ground to express his anger, displeasure

[2] obsolete, regarding persons: someone who works on something stomping

[3] Technology: strongly vibrating machine or tool for compacting and tamping earth, sand, gravel, stones, road surfaces

[4] Kitchen utensil for mashing and crushing cooked vegetables or fruits

[5] scenic: wooden kitchen utensils for stirring and pounding

Colloquially: rod-shaped kitchen utensil with a thickened and rounded lower end, which is used to crush spices in a mortar

[7] (see p. 4) (out of date) porridge or puree that has turned out to be too thick or stiff

[8] Horse with a thrusting gait

[9] Military, out of date: Lieutenant who is only invited to court balls as a dancer

[10] Shipping: heavy and violently pounding ship

[11] obsolete: rod-shaped washing aid, at the lower end of which a hollow, downwardly open part made of hard rubber or metal is attached and with this underpressure created when pressing down or on the laundry is tamped into the kettle or wash tub

[12] Colloquial, derogatory: fat legs, especially of a person

[1] Unser Fünfjähriger ist ein richtiger Stampfer.

[3] Das ausgehobene Straßenbett wurde zunächst mit Stampfern verdichtet.

[4] Die gekochten Kartoffeln werden mit dem Stampfer zu Brei zerstampft.

[5] Den alten Stampfer benutzt er noch zum Zubereiten des Schweinefutters.

[6] Man zerstößt die Gewürze mit dem Stampfer.

[7] Dieser Apfelmus ist aber ein Stampfer geworden.

[8] Dieser Klepper war nichts weiter als ein Stampfer, kein edles Tier geschweige denn ein Dressurpferd.

[9] Die jungen Leutnants wurden als Stampfer engagiert.

[10] Bei der Windstärke und bei dem Seegang wird jedes Schiff zu einem Stampfer.

[11] Welch ein Segen, dass wir heute nicht mehr die Wäsche mit einem Stampfer im Waschzuber bearbeiten müssen.

[12] Der kleine Junge war propper und hatte richtige Stampfer, mit denen er über den dicken Teppichboden stapfte.