Definite Articles in German with Pronunciation
German Definite Articles
These are the forms of German definite article –As you can see here, for masculine nouns, the word “der” is used, for feminine nouns, the word “die” is used, and the word “das” is used for neuter nouns.
Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Plural | |
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Nominative | der | die | das | die |
Accusative | den | die | das | die |
Dative | dem | der | dem | den |
Genitive | des | der | des | der |
Rules of Determining Gender
- If a noun ends in -or, -ling, -ig, –ner or -smus, it is masculine and should be prefixed by the word “der”.
- If a noun ends in -ung, -ie, -ei, -keit, heit, schaft, –tät, -ik or -tion, it is feminine and should be prefixed by the word “die”.
- If a noun ends in -chen, -lein, -ment, -tum, -ma or -um, it is neuter and should be prefixed by “das”.
Usage of the German Definite Article –
English | German | Voice |
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The indian | Der Inder | |
The car | Das Auto | |
The king | Der König | |
Girls | Mädchen | |
Tables | Tabellen | |
The queen | Die Königin | |
The flower | Die Blume | |
The flowers | Die Blumen | |
The doors | Die Türen | |
The higher | Der höhere | |
The mangoes | Die Mangos | |
The students | Die Studenten | |
The gold of india | Das Gold von Indien | |
The tea of Assam | Der Tee von Assam | |
Speak the truth | Sag die Wahrheit | |
the most beautiful | der schönste | |
The mother | Die Mutter | |
The father | Der Vater | |
The wife | Die Frau | |
The husband | Der Ehemann | |
The bananas | Die Bananen | |
The universe | Das Weltall | |
The unexpected happened | Das Unerwartete ist passiert | |
Alexander the Great | Alexander der Große | |
All the people | Alle Leute | |
The Times of India | Die Zeiten von Indien | |
Half the time | Die Hälfte der Zeit | |
The Queen of Belgium | Die Königin von Belgien | |
Both the shops | Beide Geschäfte |