Is it der, die oder das Trinkgelage?

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 Trinkgelage?

How does the declension of Trinkgelage 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[1] mostly outdated or contemptuous: social event with the purpose of consuming as much alcohol as possible

[1] Sie konnte seine nächtlichen Trinkgelage nicht mehr ertragen und verließ ihn schließlich.

[1] „Außerdem eignete sich die Hauptstadt besser für fürstliche Lebensweise, Trinkgelage und großes Gehabe.“

[1] „Anatol versäumte kein Trinkgelage bei Danilow und anderen Moskauer Zechbrüdern, trank ganze Nächte durch, bis alle anderen unter dem Tisch lagen, und zeigte sich auf allen Soireen und Bällen der ganzen Gesellschaft.“

[1] „Der Maler beurlaubte sich, um sich in dem alten Empfangssaal, der früher einmal Trinkgelagen diente, aber seit langem nicht mehr benutzt wurde, mit den Fresken zu beschäftigen.“

[1] „Er ist mit der Arbeit unzufrieden, weiß nur zu genau, daß er durch die vielen Reisen und die nächtlichen Trinkgelage mit zu großen Unterbrechungen und wenig konzentriert am Schreibtisch sitzt.“