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 Weide?

How does the declension of Weide 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] Botany: Depreciation trees from the genus Salix

[2] No plural: type of wood of the deciduous tree from the genus Salix

[1] Weiden stehen häufig an Seeufern.

[1] „Am Wege entlang stehen Pyramidenpappeln, Weiden und wilde Obstbäume; die Hügel sind niedrig; vor uns in weiter Ferne blaue Berge, aber auch diese scheinen niedrig.“

[1] „Da war das Wasser, da war der Wind, die Weiden waren da und die Steine.“

[1] „In dem schmalen Raum zwischen Plateau und blasser werdenden Sternen schien der Tag aus den Sümpfen zu steigen, schälte die schwarzen Silhouetten der Moorbirken, Weiden und Ebereschen aus dem blasser werdenden Nachblau.“

[2] Weide ist ein Weichholz.

German declension of Weide?

How does the declension of Weide 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] Wiese on which you keep cattle

[1] Im Frühjahr werden die Kühe auf die Weide getrieben.

[1] „Es gibt lange, ansteigende Weiden, die von Baumreihen begrenzt werden.“