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Is it der, die oder das Adliger?

DER

The correct article in German of Adliger is der. So it is der Adliger! (nominative case)

The word Adliger 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.

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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 Adliger?

How does the declension of Adliger work in the nominative, accusative, dative and genitive cases? Here you can find all forms in the singular as well as in the plural:

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1 Singular Plural
Nominative Adliger Adlige
Genitive Adligen Adliger
Dative Adligem Adligen
Akkusative Adligen Adlige
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1 Singular Plural
Nominativ der Adlige die Adligen
Genitiv des Adligen der Adligen
Dativ dem Adligen den Adligen
Akkusativ den Adligen die Adligen
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1 Singular Plural
Nominativ ein Adliger keine Adligen
Genitiv eines Adligen keiner Adligen
Dativ einem Adligen keinen Adligen
Akkusativ einen Adligen keine Adligen

What is the meaning of Adliger in German?

Adliger is defined as:

[1] Middle Lords of the nobility

[1] Angehöriger des Adels

How to use Adliger in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Adliger with translations in English.

[1] „Die Hofämter waren zumeist von Adligen wahrgenommene Aufgaben, die ursprünglich das Funktionieren des fürstlichen Haushalts zu gewährleisten hatten.“

[1] "The farm offices were mostly performed by nobles that originally had to ensure the functioning of the princely budget"

[1] „Beschenkt von Adligen und Bischöfen, errichten die Templer europaweit Niederlassungen, die sogenannten Komtureien.“

[1] "Gifts by nobles and bishops, the Templars build branches across Europe, the so -called commuration" "

[1] „Etliche Bekannte des hervorragend vernetzten Adligen waren ebenfalls eingerückt, einige hatten ihre Verlobten in Nottrauungen geheiratet, andere Notexamina abgelegt, um ihr Studium vor dem Fronteinsatz abzuschließen.“

[1] "Several acquaintances of the excellently networked noble had also moved in.

How do you pronounce Adliger?

Adliger
Adliger

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