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Is it der, die oder das Amun?

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 Amun?

How does the declension of Amun 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) Amun
Genitive des Amun (des) Amuns
Dative (dem) Amun
Akkusative (den) Amun
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What is the meaning of Amun in German?

Amun is defined as:

[1] Mythology: fertility god of Egyptian religion

[1] Mythologie: Fruchtbarkeitsgott der ägyptischen Religion

How to use Amun in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Amun with translations in English.

[1] Der Hoherpriester des Amun […] war ein wichtiges religiöses Amt im Alten Ägypten.

[1] The high priest of the Amun […] was an important religious office in ancient Egypt

[1] „So gilt der Widder als Symboltier des Amun, und zu den großen Amun-Tempeln von Karnak und Luxor führen heute zum Teil noch gut erhaltene steinerne Alleen von widdergestaltigen Sphingen.“

[1] "This is how the ram is considered a symbol of the amun, and the big amun temples of Karnak and Luxor today lead to some well-preserved stone avenues of ram design sphingenä" today "

How do you pronounce Amun?

Amun

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