Is it der, die oder das Schlumpf?
DER
The correct article in German of Schlumpf is der. So it is der Schlumpf! (nominative case)
The word Schlumpf is masculine, therefore the correct article is der.
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 Schlumpf?
How does the declension of Schlumpf 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 | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | der Schlumpf | die Schlümpfe |
| Genitive | des Schlumpfes des Schlumpfs | der Schlümpfe |
| Dative | dem Schlumpf dem Schlumpfe | den Schlümpfen |
| Akkusative | den Schlumpf | die Schlümpfe |
What is the meaning of Schlumpf in German?
Schlumpf has various definitions in German:
[1] Small, blue cartoon figure from a cartoon series
[1] kleine, blaue Zeichentrickfigur aus einer Zeichentrickserie[2] Someone whose behavior is outraged by the behavior of the behavior
[2] jemand, über dessen Verhalten man gutmütig empört istHow to use Schlumpf in a sentence?
Example sentences in German using Schlumpf with translations in English.
[1] „1978 brachte der Niederländer Pierre Kartner die Schlümpfe auch in die Musik-Hitparaden.“ (Internetbeleg)
[1] "In 1978 the Dutch Pierre Kartner also brought the smurfs to the music hit parades" (internet document)[2] Du Schlumpf hast schon wieder nicht hinter dir abgeschlossen!
[2] You smurf again not closed behind youHow do you pronounce Schlumpf?
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