Is it der, die oder das Turm?

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 Turm?

How does the declension of Turm 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] Architecture: High, slim, free -standing building

[2] Architecture: slim towering part of the building

[3] Figure at the chess

[4] In a figurative sense: something high, strong, firm

[5] Panzer technology: rotatable module on a tank to which the gun is attached

[1] Kennst Du den Turm am Meer?

[1] „Eine alte Kirche ragt mächtig und hoch daraus hervor, Mauerreste einer Festung und eines massiven Turmes erinnern an vergangene Zeiten, da die Fürsten von Aragwi mit den Georgiern Krieg führten.“

[2] Der Turm dieser Kirche ist sehr hoch.

[2] „Im Turm war eine Art Bogen oder Loch, und man konnte eine sehr kleine Glocke erkennen.“

[2] „Auf dem Weg zur Moselmündung rücken schon bald die Türme der Kirche St. Kastor in den Mittelpunkt.“

[2] „1772 zerstörte eine Lawine einen Teil der Kathedrale und ein Treppenhaus, das sich möglicherweise in einem Turm befand.“

[3] „Weiß gab auf, er verliert einen Turm.“

[4] Seine Freundin war sicherer Turm, mit ihr an der Seite hat er viel durchgestanden.

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