Is it der, die oder das Zuschauerin?

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 Zuschauerin?

How does the declension of Zuschauerin 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] Female person who looks at a demonstration or event (for example a play, a film, a television program, a sporting event)

[1] Die zahlreichen Zuschauerinnen freuten sich lautstark über den Boxkampf, was ihn befremdete.

[1] „Durch einen Zufall, und weil sie nichts zu tun hatte, geriet sie als Zuschauerin in einen Prozeß in einen Gerichtssaal in Frankfurt.“

[1] „Sie saß da wie eine Zuschauerin in einer Theateraufführung.“

[1] „Ich erblickte die schönsten Damen von Turin, die sich in ihrer Eigenschaft als Zuschauerinnen einbilden konnten, man gebe den Ball nur für sie.“

[1] „Als ich vor einiger Zeit ein Gastspiel in Köln gab, kam ich während der Pause mit einer Zuschauerin ins Gespräch.“