Guides
- Der, die or das? Article rules and exceptions Which endings and word groups give away the article.
- German articles in all four cases: der, den, dem, des How der, die, das and ein, eine change in the accusative, dative and genitive, with tables, rules of thumb and which case to use when.
- German plurals: how to form them, article by article The article is always die in the plural, but the noun changes in several ways. The patterns for masculine, feminine and neuter nouns, and how often each is used.
- Same word, different article: der See or die See? German nouns whose meaning changes with the article: der See (lake) and die See (sea), der Leiter and die Leiter, das Steuer and die Steuer, and more.
- German compound nouns: which article? The last word decides A German compound noun takes the article of its last word: das Kinderzimmer because of das Zimmer. How to find that word, the linking letters, and the few exceptions.
For reference
- Endings and word groups How reliable each ending is, with the exceptions.
- Vocabulary by topic and level Nouns with articles and plurals, A1 to C1.