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Is it der, die oder das Ausschau?

DIE

The correct article in German of Ausschau is die. So it is die Ausschau! (nominative case)

The word Ausschau is feminine, therefore the correct article is die.

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 Ausschau?

How does the declension of Ausschau 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 die Ausschau
Genitive der Ausschau
Dative der Ausschau
Akkusative die Ausschau

What is the meaning of Ausschau in German?

Ausschau is defined as:

[1] Looking for something, mostly in the expectation to find something (special)

[1] das Schauen nach etwas, meistens in der Erwartung etwas (spezielles) zu finden

How to use Ausschau in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Ausschau with translations in English.

[1] „Auf Ausschau nach Beute: Ein Puma blickt über einen Felsrand im Navajo Tribal Park in Arizona.“

[1] "On the lookout for prey: a puma looks over a rock on the edge of the Navajo Tribal Park in Arizonae"

[1] „Gerade in der Kapitalanlage noch unerfahrene Privatkunden sollten eher nach Immobilien Ausschau halten, die vom eigenen Wohnort höchstens 100 km entfernt sind.“

[1] "Especially inexperienced private customers in the investment should look for real estate, which are at most 100 km away from their own place of residence"

How do you pronounce Ausschau?

Ausschau

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