Is it der, die oder das Vehikel?

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 Vehikel?

How does the declension of Vehikel 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] Vehicle, often pejorative old, bad or old -fashioned vehicle

[2] Transferred: Something that serves as a means of expressing something or having a legal means of expression for a message

[1] Auf der Landstraße kam uns ein seltsames Vehikel entgegen.

[1] „Hauptforderung, die die glücklichen Besitzer eines Fahrrades an ihre Vehikel stellen, ist die Fahrbereitschaft.“

[1] „Das ächzende Vehikel hielt vor dem halb ländlichen, halb städtischen Haus der Mutter Loew, die gerade ihre Wäsche in der Februarsonne zum Trocknen in ihrem Garten und im Garten ihrer evakuierten Nachbarn ausbreitete.“

[2] Diese Lieder dienten als Vehikel für aufklärerische Ideen.

[2] „Sein Consulat bildete das erwünschte legale Vehikel zur Durchsetzung der ein Jahr zuvor beschlossenen Maßnahmen.“

[2] „Nun musste Brüning erfahren, dass der geistig und körperlich hinfällige Hindenburg in seinen Entscheidungen zunehmend von einer intriganten Kamarilla abhängig war und zum Vehikel zutiefst partikularer Interessen einzelner rechtsnationaler und ostelbischer Gruppen wurde.“