Google Translate just dies trying to handle German, it almost never gets articles right even if you just stick a word in. And half the time doesn't get the word right.
I think part of it is literally programmed to smash known German words together when it can't find the proper one, which to be fair is how the German language is constructed, but still.
I say this with German as my second language.
And by second language I mean I have basic conversational skills and can mostly read it at like a 7th grade level, but can't write it past a 2nd grade level.
And by basic conversational skills I mean the first thing I'll say beyond ordering and stuff is "Ich spreche Deutsch nicht sehr gut" to illustrate the fact and glory of my superior American citizenship and force them into English mode.