Is it der, die oder das Wanderarbeiter?

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 Wanderarbeiter?

How does the declension of Wanderarbeiter 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] attracted by earning opportunities attracted, agricultural and often homeless male workforce, the place of work is far away from the hometown

[1] Die Zahl der Wanderarbeiter, die vom Land in Chinas boomende Städte sowie in die Küstenregionen ziehen, ist seit 1980 von zwei Millionen auf rund 200 Millionen gestiegen.

[1] In Thailand arbeiten mehrere tausend illegale Wanderarbeiter aus Myanmar, weil die Lebensverhältnisse in Myanmar so schlecht sind, dass sie die sehr geringe Bezahlung für harte Arbeit in der thailändischen Bauindustrie, auf Fischkuttern oder Plantagen gerne in Kauf nehmen […].

[1] „Unser Lieblingsobdachloser ist der Hobo, der Wanderarbeiter.“

[1] „Da ist beispielsweise viel über Zigarrendreher, Leineweber, Stockmacher oder Wanderarbeiter zu erfahren.“