Is it der, die oder das Tiger?

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 Tiger?

How does the declension of Tiger 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] Zoology: (Housed in Asia, which is one of the big cats) very strong, solitary predator (Panthera Tigris), the characteristic fur, depending on the subspecies, pale reddish yellow to red-brown (but the head and fuselage and the inside of the leg) colored is and has black brown to black cross strips

[2] Including language: cat, whose fur pattern is reminiscent of the large cat described under [1]

[1] Menschen werden nur selten von Tigern angegriffen.

[1] „Tiger besiedeln die tropischen Wälder Südostasiens, die Laubwälder und Mangrovenwälder Südasiens, dichtes und hohes Gras am Fuße des Himalajas sowie die Nadel- und Birkenwälder des russischen fernen Ostens.“

[1] „Während zu Beginn des 20. Jahrhunderts schätzungsweise noch etwa 100.000 Tiger durch die Wälder Asiens streiften, wurde ihre Zahl gut 100 Jahre später, im Jahr 2009, auf nur noch etwa 3200 Tiere in freier Wildbahn geschätzt. Drei von neun Unterarten sind zudem bereits ausgestorben.“

[1] „Ihnen folgte, von vier Männern nur mühsam getragen, der getötete Tiger, der wie ein Leinwandsack an der Tragstange hing.“

[2] „In Bayern streichen kleine Tiger umher. Es handelt sich um die Europäische Wildkatze (Felis silvestris silvestris).“

[2] „»Aufgeräumte« Wirtschaftwälder sind nichts für den kleinen »Tiger«.“