Is it der, die oder das Wucht?

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 Wucht?

How does the declension of Wucht 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] Impulse transfer in an action, especially in the event of a blow or bogie and especially the great intensity of the energy, which is passed on

[2] Regional: spanking

[3] Regional: a large amount, number

[4] colloquially: something great, positive remarkable

[1] Durch die Wucht des Aufpralls wurde das Führerhaus zerfetzt.

[1] Der Pkw wurde durch die Wucht des Aufpralls in einen Graben geschleudert.

[1] Beeindruckt von der Wucht der Volksbewegung, leisteten die Monarchen in Wien und Berlin kaum Gegenwehr.

[1] Die Situation traf sie völlig unvorbereitet, solch eine Wucht an Gefühlen hatte sie noch nie verspürt.

[1] „Die schicksalhafte Wucht des Ereignisses ließ sie beide eine ganze Weile verstummen.“

[2] Er hat dann von den Jungs aus der Nachbarschaft 'ne Wucht verpasst bekommen.

[3]

[4] Du bist einfach eine Wucht!

[4] Mein neues Handy ist die Wucht!

[4] Der Urlaub war 'ne Wucht, sag ich euch!