Is it der, die oder das Zensur?

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 Zensur?

How does the declension of Zensur 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] grade for performance or behavior provided

[2] No plural: Control, but also of religious institutions, control and any adaptation or prohibition of press, art, radio, films and other media products, as well as letters and similar correspondences according to moral, religious or political criteria

[3] No plural: Institution that is commissioned to carry out the measures described in [2]

[1] Ich habe eine gute Zensur bekommen.

[1] „Sie machte den Eindruck, als habe sie Zensuren bekommen.“

[2] Diese Nachricht ist der Zensur zum Opfer gefallen.

[2] „Daß mir der Simplizissimus eine Novelle zurückschickte - »die Zensur würde das keinesfalls passieren lassen« - bekümmerte mich diesmal nicht sonderlich.“

[2] „Zum Glück kommt das Buch in einer Zeit auf den Markt, in der sich die Zensur zurückhält.“

[2] „Es war naheliegend, daß die deutsche Presse die Wahrheit über das Scheitern des U-Bootkrieges zurückhielt, während die Zensur sämtliche politisch schädlichen Nachrichten aus dem Ausland abfing.“

[2] „Lange Zeit bekamen Oleg und ich keinen Brief von ihm, dann kamen gleich mehrere auf einmal, doch die Umschläge trugen keine Stempel, und der Text war von der Zensur mehr als zur Hälfte mit braunem Klebstoff vollgeschmiert worden.“

[3] Die Zensur würde den neuen Roman nicht zur Veröffentlichung zulassen.

[3] „Die polnischen Autoren mußten sich über einen sehr langen Zeitraum mit der Zensur auseinandersetzen.“

[3] „Aber sein Text wurde sofort von der Zensur abgelehnt.“