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Is it der, die oder das Belgier?

DER

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

The word Belgier 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 Belgier?

How does the declension of Belgier 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 Belgier die Belgier
Genitive des Belgiers der Belgier
Dative dem Belgier den Belgiern
Akkusative den Belgier die Belgier

What is the meaning of Belgier in German?

Belgier has various definitions in German:

[1] Citizens of Belgium

[1] Staatsbürger von Belgien

[2] Belgian cold blood, a horse breed

[2] Belgisches Kaltblut, eine Pferderasse

How to use Belgier in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Belgier with translations in English.

[1] „Der Belgier hat zu Hause eine Ausbildung als Gartenbauer und Forstwirt mit Abitur abgelegt sowie Fertigkeiten als Hufschmied erworben.“

[1] "At home, the Belgian took training as a garden builder and forestry with a high school diploma and acquired skills as a farrier"

[1] „Mit einer Solofahrt über die letzten 15 Kilometer hat der Belgier Tom Boonen zum dritten Mal den Pavés-Klassiker Paris-Roubaix gewonnen.“

[1] "With a solo ride over the last 15 kilometers, the Belgian Tom Boonen won the Pavés classic Paris-Roubaix for the third time"

[1] „Der Österreicher Arnold Schönberg komponierte 1911 sein atonales Melodram für eine weibliche Sprechstimme und fünf Musiker, basierend auf dem gleichnamigen Gedichtzyklus des Belgiers Albert Giraud über die Figur des tragischen Clowns.“

[1] "In 1911 the Austrian Arnold Schönberg composed his atonal melodrama for a female speaking voice and five musicians, based on the poetry of the same name of the Belgian Albert Giraud about the figure of the tragic clown" "

[1] „Diese Gewißheit nahmen wir Deutschen mit nach Hause, zugleich die schöne Erfahrung, daß es unter der in Straßburg versammelten Jugend, unter all den Franzosen, Engländern, Belgiern, Holländern, Schweizern, keine Aversion gegen uns junge Deutsche gab, es gab nur eine echte Kameradschaft.“

[1] “We Germans took this certainty home, at the same time the beautiful experience that there was no aversion to us young German Just a real comradeship "

[1] „1945 erboxte sich Cerdan den verwaisten Titel eines Europameisters durch einen Blitzsieg über den Belgier Fouquet.“

[1] "In 1945, Cerdan tackled the orphaned title of a European champion through a flash victory over the Belgian Fouquetule"

[2] „Der Belgier gehört zu den ältesten bekannten Rassen. Seine Ursprünge führen auf einen schweren, beweglichen Pferdetyp der Römerzeit zurück.“

[2] "The Belgian is one of the oldest known breeds its origins lead back to a severe, movable horse type of Roman period."

[2] Sally und Ewald bewirtschaften ihr Waldstück noch mit zwei Belgiern als Rückepferden.

[2] Sally and Ewald manage their forest with two Belgians as a backhorse

[2] Herrn Möbius machte die Trakehnerzucht vor einigen Jahren keine rechte Freude mehr. Deshalb ist er auf Belgier umgestiegen.

[2] Mr. Möbius made the Trakehner breeding no more rights a few years ago, so he switched to Belgians.

How do you pronounce Belgier?

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