Is it der, die oder das Suppe?

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 Suppe?

How does the declension of Suppe 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] Gastronomy: Court on the basis of (bound) broth or bouillon with various shredded insoles in a saucepan in Austria is also equivalent to broth: (clear) liquid dishes that are made of vegetables, meat or Fish cooked and then usually served with insert

[2] colloquially: liquid, mostly unsavory mixes, for example wastewater or pus

[3] colloquially: fog, this weather

[1] Vor dem Hauptgang servierte uns der Kellner eine schmackhafte Suppe.

[1] „Ihr tropfte etwas Suppe vom Kinn, sie wischte sie mit dem Handrücken ab.“[2]

[1] „Hier aß man Fleisch, feine Suppen und Nachspeisen.“[3]

[1] „Bald danach brachte man aus der Küche einen Teller Suppe und Pasteten für den vierten Fei.“[4]

[1] „Bei der Rückkehr ins Kloster werde sie ihr eine Suppe bringen.“[5]

[1] Morgens bekam die Patientin eine klare Suppe.

[1] „Kann ich keine Suppe kochen ohne LCD-Display, und wenn ich meine Socken wasche, brauche ich ein Interface? Woll'n die Russen uns vernichten, oder sind die Amis schuld? Crazy Shoot Out, Space Invaders, Snack Attack und Roach Hotel.“[6]

[2] Das Spülwasser war eine trübe Suppe, in der die Reste der drei Gängen davor träge schwammen.

[2] „Die rote Suppe tropft auf den Asphalt.“[7]

[2] Die ganze Suppe lief ihm aus der Blase, nachdem er sie aufgestochen hatte.

[2] „Keine Bange, die ganze Suppe läuft in die Bilge der Maschinenanlage. Gebt dem Meister Bescheid, damit er den ganzen Rotz zwischendurch mal abpumpen kann.“[8]

[3] Bei dieser Suppe sieht man keine fünf Meter weit.

[3] „Der Volvo kroch schleichend durch den Nebel. Richard konnte fast nichts sehen, nur eine milchig trübe Suppe.“[9]