Is it der, die oder das Topografie?

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 Topografie?

How does the declension of Topografie 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] Sub -area of ​​cartography, sub -area of ​​the state survey, description and representation of the earth's surface with its natural and artificial objects

[2] Geography: Often as a synonym for the natural surface of the earth, but also for a representation of the height structure with waters

[3] Anatomy: Teaching of the spatial relationships of the organs

[4] Electronics: For elements with electronic function, the surface of the element (for example a chip) is described

[5] Metallurgy and material test: structure of microscopic, fine surfaces

[6] Description of the state

[1] Heute benutzt man in der Topografie GPS und Satellitenbilder.

[2] „Handelt es sich um eine Beschreibung der lokalen Topografie?“

[2] Hier eine Karte Ruandas mit Topografie des Landes.

[2] „Saint Thomas und Saint John waren vulkanischen Ursprungs, mit Bergen und steiler Topografie, während die Insel Saint Croix etwas flacher und von Korallenriffen umgeben war.“

[3] Näheres zur Topografie in der Anatomie findet man unter dem Stichwort „topographische Anatomie.“

[4] Die Rechte an einer Topografie fallen direkt bei dem Unternehmen an, das den Chip entwickelt hat.

[5] Edelstahlbleche mit haptisch erlebbarer Topografie.

[6] „Die Ausstellung ‚Topografie des Terrors’ befindet sich in einem Ausgrabungsgang entlang der baulichen Überreste an der früheren Prinz-Albrecht-Straße“ in Berlin. Internet-Beleg: berlin.de