Is it der, die oder das Brotzeit?
DIE
The correct article in German of Brotzeit is die. So it is die Brotzeit! (nominative case)
The word Brotzeit 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.
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 Brotzeit?
How does the declension of Brotzeit 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 Brotzeit | die Brotzeiten |
| Genitive | der Brotzeit | der Brotzeiten |
| Dative | der Brotzeit | den Brotzeiten |
| Akkusative | die Brotzeit | die Brotzeiten |
What is the meaning of Brotzeit in German?
Brotzeit has various definitions in German:
[1] Bavarian: A snack in the late afternoon
[1] bayrisch: eine Zwischenmahlzeit am späten Nachmittag[2] Bavarian, mostly in the singular: what is eaten and drunk for the snack
[2] bayrisch, meist im Singular: das, was zur Zwischenmahlzeit gegessen und getrunken wirdHow to use Brotzeit in a sentence?
Example sentences in German using Brotzeit with translations in English.
[1] Jetzt machen wir aber Brotzeit!
[1] Now we are doing snacks[2] „Nach der Bayerischen Biergartenverordnung vom 20. April 1999 dürfen in Biergärten zu den Getränken selbst mitgebrachte Brotzeiten verzehrt werden.“
[2] "According to the Bavarian Beer Garden Ordinance of April 20, 1999, beer gardens for the drinks themselves may be consumed."[1] „Dieser Brotzeit gibt er sich mit soviel sturer Ausschließlichkeit hin, daß die umlaufenden Brotzeitwitze den Eindruck hinterlassen, als legte ein bayerischer Holzhacker zwischen die Schwerarbeit zweier Brotzeiten am liebsten noch eine Erholungsbrotzeit ein, um den saueren Arbeitstag durchstehen zu können.“
[1] "This snack he indicates with so much stubborn exclusiveness that the surrounding snack jokes leave the impression as if a Bavarian wood chipper preferred to have a recreational break between the difficult work of two snacks to get through the acid working day"[2] „Dazu gehören Selbstbedienung und die Möglichkeit, eine eigene Brotzeit mitzubringen.“
[2] "This includes self -service and the possibility of participating in your own snack"[2] „Die Gruppe der Schulkinder geht schnell weiter und setzt sich auf die Wiese, packt die Brotzeit aus und Limonade.“
[2] "The group of school children continues quickly and sits on the meadow, unpacks the snack and lemonade[2] „Die Leute haben ihre Brotzeit dabei, oder wie man in Baden sagt: ihr Vesper.“
[2] "People have their snacks with them, or as they say in Baden: Your Vesperä"How do you pronounce Brotzeit?
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