Is it der, die oder das Wiese?

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 Wiese?

How does the declension of Wiese 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] Wolz-free grassafles on frequently humid soils where grasses and herbs prevail, mostly agriculturally used by mowing to extract hay or stable

[1] Auf der Wiese vor unserem Haus kann man gut Frisbee spielen.

[1] Die Wiesen bilden vor allem zur Beutejagd sowie zum Ruhen und Sonnen einen wichtigen Sommerlebensraum.[2]

[1] „Die Wiesen sind Feuchtwiesen (Wasen) und leicht moorig.“[3]

[1] „Statt einer Antwort wedelte ich unverdrossen gegen Fliegenschwaden an, die aus den feuchten Wiesen in die letzten Sonnenstrahlen und in unsere Gesichter schwärmten.“[4]

[1] „Nach rechts hin, auf Blankenburg zu, lagen weite Wiesen und Ackerflächen, während unmittelbar zur Linken ein Waldschirm von geringer Tiefe stand, der unsere Reisenden von der steil abfallenden Talschlucht und der unten schäumenden Bode trennte.“[5]