Is it der, die oder das Zipfel?

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 Zipfel?

How does the declension of Zipfel 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] Mostly elongated, narrow, often tapering extension, narrow -running endpiece (mostly with textiles)

[2] Colloquially, family: male genital organ of different animals, including humans

[1] Er erwischte ihn an einem Zipfel seiner Jacke und zog ihn zu sich.

[1] „Die Mutter wischte sich mit einem Zipfel des Kittels übers Gesicht, die Großmutter machte sich wieder am Herd zu schaffen, ließ die Herdringe klirren, läutete den Alltag ein, aus dem uns das Herauferzählen der Vergangenheit so weit entrückt und einander so nah gebracht hatte wie seit Jahren nicht.“

[1] „Sie öffnet den Knoten, legt es sich wieder auf den Kopf, rückt es mehrfach hin und her, streicht die Haare darunter noch einmal glatt, behält die beiden Zipfel in den Händen.“

[1] „Sabina rannte an ihm vorbei; die Zipfel ihres Capes schlugen ihr ins Gesicht.“

[1] „Der Farmer nahm das Geldstück und steckte es in die Tasche, wobei er seine Hand bis in den untersten Zipfel stieß.“

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