Is it der, die oder das Walze?

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 Walze?

How does the declension of Walze 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] construction machine: round and very wide, very heavy machine part of the steam roller or street roller, which is riveted at the front and whose use in road construction to crush gravel and other small stones and thus smooth the surface

[2] organized balls wrapped in the form of a circle

[3] The cylindrical part of a revolver that often consists of three patron saints

[4] Geometry: The shape of a straight circular cylinder

[5] Agricultural technology, short for: field roller

[6] Technology: an elongated, round part in machines, for example in a printing press or in sheet metal production

[1] Vor der Verlegung der Schottersteine muss der Kies der Straße mit einer Walze geglättet werden.

[1] „Da, wo der Rasen hinkommen sollte, zog Papa eine schwere Walze hinter sich her.“

[1] „Auf den knorrigen Sesseln lagen Schafsfelle, auf dem Boden Rentierfelle, die ihre Beine seitlich wegstreckten, eigentlich sahen sie aus wie nach schweren Unfällen, wie von Walzen überfahren.“

[2] Nachdem die Matrosen alle Segel abgenommen hatten, rollten sie die Seile zu Walzen, die sie dann auf dem Deck ordentlich aufstapelten.

[3] Der Polizist entnahm dem Revolver seine Walze, um sechs frische Patronen nachzuladen.

[4] Es wurden hauptsächlich geometrische Formen für Schmuckstücke geschliffen, wie zum Beispiel Walzen oder Kugeln.

[5] Bei 10 ha Ackerland lohnt es sich nicht, eine eigene Walze zu haben.

[6] Die Walze muss ausgetauscht werden, wenn sie eine Scharte oder auch nur Kratzer aufweist.