Is it der, die oder das Vorwand?

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 Vorwand?

How does the declension of Vorwand 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] Pre -pushed, invented reason for an action

[1] „Rechtsextremisten instrumentalisieren den Gedenktag seit Jahren für ihre Zwecke. Die Trauer um die Toten dient als Vorwand, um deutsche Schuld am Zweiten Weltkrieg zu leugnen und die Alliierten als Kriegsverbrecher zu geißeln.“

[1] „Sie berichteten, man habe sie in Tripolis zu einem Gebäudekomplex der Revolutionsgarden bestellt unter dem Vorwand, sie müssten sich dort ihr Monatsgehalt abholen. Hinter den Mauern wurden sie dann festgehalten, in Uniformen gesteckt und noch am selben Abend an die Front gebracht.“

[1] „Um den Deutschen den Vorwand für einen weiteren Kriegszug zu nehmen, bekennt sich der König um 965 zum Gott der Christen.“