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Is it der, die oder das Ajax?

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 Ajax?

How does the declension of Ajax 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) Ajax
Genitive des Ajax (des) Ajax’
Dative (dem) Ajax
Akkusative (den) Ajax
vergleiche Grammatik der deutschen Namen

What is the meaning of Ajax in German?

Ajax is defined as:

[1] Greek antiquity: fabulous/Homeric heroes

[1] griechische Antike: sagenhafte/homerische Helden

[1a] Ajax the Great, the Telamonides

[1a] Ajax der Große, der Telamonide

[1b] The little Ajax, the Lokrer

[1b] Der kleine Ajax, der Lokrer

How to use Ajax in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Ajax with translations in English.

[1a] „Ajax fuhr zur Thrakischen Halbinsel und zwang den König Polymnestor, die Allianz mit Priamos aufzugeben. Später überfiel er Phrygien, zerstörte das Königreich des Teleutas und verschleppte dessen Tochter Tekmessa.“

[1a] "Ajax drove to the Thracian Peninsula and forced King Polymnestor, the Allianz with Priamos later, he attacked Phrygia, destroyed the kingdom of the Teleutas and dragged his daughter Tekmessa."

[1b] „Bei den Wettspielen zu Ehren des Patroklos findet auch ein Wettlauf zwischen Odysseus und dem kleinen Ajax statt, und die Göttin Athene zaubert einen Haufen von Kuhmist auf den Weg des Ajax, der darüber strauchelt: Es siegt Odysseus.“

[1b] "In the competition in honor of the Patroklos, there is also a race between Odysseus and the little Ajax, and the goddess Athena conjures up a bunch of cow dung on the way of the Ajax who stumbles: Odysseus is wins"

How do you pronounce Ajax?

Ajax

Pictures or photos of Ajax

[1a] Tekmessa bedeckt den toten Ajax, attischer Kylix, um 490 v. u. Z., Brygos-Maler zugeschrieben, Getty Villa, Los Angeles
[1a] Tekmessa bedeckt den toten Ajax, attischer Kylix, um 490 v. u. Z., Brygos-Maler zugeschrieben, Getty Villa, Los Angeles
[1b] Ajax schändet Kassandra, attischer Kylix, um 550 v. u. Z., Staatliche Antikensammlungen, München
[1b] Ajax schändet Kassandra, attischer Kylix, um 550 v. u. Z., Staatliche Antikensammlungen, München

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