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 Tee?

How does the declension of Tee 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: caffeinated drink made from tea leaves doused with hot water

[2] dried and fermented leaves of the tea bush

[3] Botany, no plural: evergreen East Asian bush with white flowers

[4] Gastronomy: Beverage infusion made from dried parts of medicinal herbs

[5] sociable hour in the afternoon

[1] Kaffee und Tee sind beliebte Getränke.

[1] „Schon in diesen Sätzen steckt die Gemütlichkeit, die den Tee vom eher hektisch getrunkenen Männergetränk Espresso heftigst unterscheidet.“[3]

[1] „Der Tee war sehr bitter, wurde aber durch die Unmenge Zucker genießbar.“[4]

[1] „Fereschte stellt Tee vor uns ab, setzt sich neben Siavasch, schaut mich erwartungsvoll an.“[5]

[2] Sie brachte aus China ein Päckchen Tee als Mitbringsel mit.

[3] Der Tee gehört zu den Kamelien.

[4] Möchtest du einen Tee? Ich habe Hagebutte oder Malve.

[5] Wir trafen uns zum Tee.

[5] „Nach dem Tee gingen Nikolai, Sonja und Natascha ins Diwanzimmer; hier war ihr Lieblingsplätzchen, der Ort für alle vertraulichen Herzensergiessungen.“[6]

German declension of Tee?

How does the declension of Tee 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] Golf: small pin on which the golf ball to be hit is placed

[2] Golf: flat surface from which the golf ball is hit

[1] Da ich das Tee zu weit in den Boden gesteckt habe, wurde der Ball getoppt.

[2] Vom Tee Nummer 3 konnte man die Landezone nicht einsehen.