Is it der, die oder das Strumpf?

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 Strumpf?

How does the declension of Strumpf 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] Town or knitted, one -piece, covers -like clothing, which is pulled up over the foot and partly or completely over the leg

[2] In an incandescent lamp, a glow body, which is out of a tissue, which is stimulated by a gas flame for light

[1] Im Winter trägt mancher statt Socken lieber Strümpfe.

[1] „Die Weiber haben dünne Strümpfe und müssen frieren, aber es sieht hübsch aus.“

[1] „Diese Kippen sammelten wir nun auf, stukten sie, was sagen will, daß man sie en passant, beiläufig, als wäre was am Schuhwerk oder an den Strümpfen zu richten, aufhob.“

[1] „Er trug ein luftiges Schuhwerk, einfarbige Strümpfe und eine Dauisten-Kutte mit blauen Troddeln.“

[1] „Auch Strümpfe gab es, die wir jedoch nicht brauchten, denn wir konnten die unseren anbehalten; aber die Schuhschnallen mußten wir wechseln, denn an unseren hätte man uns erkennen können.“

[2] „Man sollte hiernach erwarten, dass ein Strumpf aus reinem Ceroxyd den besten Glühkörper geben müsste.“