Is it der, die oder das Wirbel?

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 Wirbel?

How does the declension of Wirbel 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] Physics: A current circle around a common line (gas or liquid)

[2] Anatomy: A place of the skin (Zäb B. scalp or fur), on which the hair dies apart in a radiation

[3] Anatomy: bones of the spine

[4] Music: Device to tension the strings with string instruments

[5] Fishing accessories to be twisted against each other

[6] Big hustle and bustle, wild mess

[7] Significant sensation

[1] „Der versierte Kajakfahrer wird eins mit seinem Boot und kann sich in dieser neuen Einheit den Strömungen, Wirbeln und Kaskaden des Wildwassers stellen.“

[1] Das aus einer Badewanne ablaufende Wasser bildet am Abfluss einen Wirbel.

[1] „Das schwarze Wasser unterspülte das Ufer, und kleine Wirbel trieben in einem Bogen vorbei und griffen nach den Wurzeln, die ins Wasser hinunterhingen.“

[2] Der Scheitel wird vom Wirbel aus gezogen.

[3] Auch der Hals der Giraffe besitzt nur sieben Wirbel.

[4] Ein Wirbel ist kaputt, da muss ich dauernd nachstimmen.

[5] Er knotete einen Wirbel an die Hauptschnur, um daran das Vorfach einzuschlaufen.

[6] „Val und Joe waren viel zu aufgebracht, um Bert mit dem ihm gebührenden Wirbel zu begrüßen, also nahmen Rosa und Bobby es auf sich, ihn im Slalom um die Bücherregale zu jagen.“

[7] Sie verursachte einen erheblichen Wirbel in der Versammlung.

[7] „Wieder einmal sorgt US-Präsident Trump mit rassistischen Äußerungen für Wirbel.“