Is it der, die oder das Wechselspiel?

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 Wechselspiel?

How does the declension of Wechselspiel 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] Multiple change between two or more options

[1] In Verhandlungen ist das Ergebnis, was im Wechselspiel von Geben und Nehmen möglich war.

[1] „Gerade das Wechselspiel von Wandelbarkeit und Beharrungsvermögen der Bedeutungsfiguren macht sie zu einem so spannenden Objekt der Beobachtung.“

[1] Das Jazzfest Berlin wird 50. Zum Jubiläum verabschiedet sich Festivalchef Bert Noglik, der das Festival seit 2012 geleitet hat. Dieses Jahr gibt es ein spannendes Wechselspiel zwischen Tradition und Avantgarde.

[1] Gemeinsam ist den ineinander verflochtenen Geschichten auch, genau wie in der Romanvorlage, dass sie alle um das Wechselspiel von Realität und Fiktion kreisen.

[1] Anfang der 1960er-Jahre erlebt der pubertierende Émile zu Hause ein Wechselspiel aus Zuckerbrot und Peitsche. Mal ist er Opfer seines erziehungswütigen Vaters, mal sein Kumpan im Untergrundkampf für ein französisches Algerien.