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Is it der, die oder das Bastard?

DER

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

The word Bastard 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 Bastard?

How does the declension of Bastard 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 Bastard die Bastarde
Genitive des Bastards der Bastarde
Dative dem Bastard den Bastarden
Akkusative den Bastard die Bastarde

What is the meaning of Bastard in German?

Bastard has various definitions in German:

[1] Outdated for: illegitimate child, especially a socially high father and a mother from a lower stand

[1] veraltet für: uneheliches Kind, besonders eines gesellschaftlich hoch gestellten Vaters und einer Mutter aus niedrigerem Stand

[2] Value word: loyal man

[2] Schimpfwort: verabscheuter Mensch

[3] Animal or the resulting plant caused by breed or Arten crossing

[3] durch Rassen- oder Artenkreuzung entstandenes Tier oder entstandene Pflanze

[4] Disruptive word: dog [1] Without a family tree, promenade mixture

[4] Schimpfwort: Hund[1] ohne Stammbaum, Promenadenmischung

How to use Bastard in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Bastard with translations in English.

[1] „Das Kind, sofern es geboren wurde, war nichts als ein rechtloser Bastard, eine Brandmarkung, die es sein ganzes Leben lang begleitete.“

[1] "The child, if it was born, was nothing but a legal bastard, a branding that accompanied it all his life"

[1] „Er ist ihr Lieblingssohn, Klaus der unerwünschte Bastard.“

[1] "He is her favorite son, Klaus the unwanted bastard" "

[1] „Nach einem Jahr kam die Kleine mit einem Sohn nieder, dessen Verbleib unbekannt ist, denn der König wollte, solange die Königin Maria lebte, nie etwas von den Bastarden wissen, die ihm geboren wurden.“

[1] "After a year the little one came down with a son whose whereabouts were unknown because the king wanted, as long as the queen Maria lived, never know anything about the bastards born him"

[2] Du Bastard!

[2] You bastardaä

[3] Maultiere nennt man Muli, Maulesel Bastard, beide sind Kreuzungen aus Esel und Pferd.

[3] Mault animals are called Muli, Maulesel Bastard, both are intersections from donkey and horse

[4] Die Familie entschloss sich dann doch für einen Bastard und gegen den reinrassigen Retriever.

[4] The family then decided on a bastard and against the pure -bred retriever

How do you pronounce Bastard?

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