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Is it der, die oder das Ahn?

DER

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

The word Ahn 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 Ahn?

How does the declension of Ahn 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 1 Singular 2 Plural
Nominative der Ahn der Ahn die Ahnen
Genitive des Ahns des Ahnes des Ahnen der Ahnen
Dative dem Ahn dem Ahne dem Ahnen den Ahnen
Akkusative den Ahn den Ahnen die Ahnen

What is the meaning of Ahn in German?

Ahn has various definitions in German:

[1] Up, mostly plural: ancestor, plural: ancestors of a group or a people

[1] gehoben, meist Plural: Vorfahr, Plural: Vorfahren einer Gruppe oder eines Volkes

[2] Southern German, Austrian: Grandfather

[2] süddeutsch, österreichisch: Großvater

How to use Ahn in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Ahn with translations in English.

[1] „Wirf den Ruhm deines großen Ahnen nicht länger weg und gedenke der Perle im Sprichwort.“

[1] "No longer throw away the fame of your big ancestor and intend the pearl in the proverb"

[1] Der Junge im Stamm wurde angeklagt, seine Ahnen entehrt zu haben, weil er die Grabstätte mit Graffiti entstellt hatte.

[1] The boy in the trunk was charged with dismissing his ancestors because he had disfigured the grave with graffiti

[1] „Romantische Todessehnsucht, in der Gruft der Ahnen theatralisch ausgespielt, und alberner Studentenulk scheinen zwar extreme Gegensätze.“

[1] "Romantic longing for death, in the crypt of the ancestors, theatrically played, and Alberner Studentulk seem extreme opposites" "

[1] „Das Land gehört der Gemeinschaft, es ist heilig, denn man hat es von den Ahnen übernommen.“

[1] "The country belongs to the community, it is sacred, because it was taken over by the ancestors"

[1] „Von dem weiten Gebiete seiner Ahnen war nur wenig auf ihn gekommen, von ihrer Freiheitsliebe, ihrem Stolze alles.“

[1] "Little had come from the wide range of his ancestors, from her love of freedom, her proud everything"

[2] „Als wir des Löwen Enkelkind einst zum geschnitzten Tische führten, / Woran es einen Löwenkopf geschnitten sah, / Erkannte es den Ahn und sprach gerührten Herzens: ›Großpapa!‹ – […]“

[2] "When we once led the lion to the carved tables / what it saw a lion's head cut, / recognized the ancestor and said the heart stirred:› Großpapae ‹ - […]"

[2] Die Jungen wussten nicht, was zu tun wäre, deshalb baten sie den erfahrenen Ahnen um guten Rat.

[2] The boys did not know what to do, so they asked the experienced ancestors about good rate

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