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Is it der, die oder das Bratwurst?

DIE

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

The word Bratwurst 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 Bratwurst?

How does the declension of Bratwurst 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 Bratwurst die Bratwürste
Genitive der Bratwurst der Bratwürste
Dative der Bratwurst den Bratwürsten
Akkusative die Bratwurst die Bratwürste

What is the meaning of Bratwurst in German?

Bratwurst has various definitions in German:

[1] A sausage for roasting or grilling

[1] eine Wurst zum Braten oder Grillen

[2] Regional: smoked raw sausage made of raw, coarse fry, which is eaten cold or heated in water

[2] regional: geräucherte Rohwurst aus rohem, grobem Brät, die kalt gegessen oder in Wasser erwärmt wird

How to use Bratwurst in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Bratwurst with translations in English.

[1] Eine Bratwurst, bitte!

[1] A bratwurst, please

[1] Von dem Mäuschen, Vögelchen und der Bratwurst (Brüder Grimm)

[1] From the mouse, birds and the bratwurst (Brothers Grimm)

[1] „Stattdessen aßen wir an einem Imbissstand eine Bratwurst, und die Bratwurst schmeckte sehr gut, und es gab Schrippen dazu, die auch sehr gut schmeckten.“[4]

[1] "Instead, we ate a bratwurst on a snack bar, and the bratwurst tasted very good, and there were writings that also tasted very good" [4]

[2] Zu einer zünftigen Brotzeit gehört eine geräucherte Bratwurst.

[2] A smoked bratwurste belongs to a hearty snack

How do you pronounce Bratwurst?

Bratwurst
Bratwurst

Pictures or photos of Bratwurst

[1] Gegrillte Bratwürste
[1] Gegrillte Bratwürste

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