Is it der, die oder das Brust?

DIE

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

The word Brust 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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Anwendung

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 Brust?

How does the declension of Brust 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 Brust	die Brüste
Genitive	der Brust	der Brüste
Dative	der Brust	den Brüsten
Akkusative	die Brust	die Brüste

What is the meaning of Brust in German?

Brust has various definitions in German:

[1] Anatomy: anterior torso in vertebrates

[1] Anatomie: vorderer Oberkörper bei Wirbeltieren

[2] Anatomy: secondary sex characteristic at the level of [1]

[2] Anatomie: auf Höhe von [1] befindliches sekundäres Geschlechtsmerkmal

[3] Sport, no plural, no article: short for breaststroke

[3] Sport, ohne Plural, kein Artikel: kurz für Brustschwimmen

How to use Brust in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Brust with translations in English.

[1] Er hat ständig Schmerzen in der Brust.

[1] He has constant chest pain

[1] „Und da fuhr es ihm durch die Brust, und er stöhnte, und es war natürlich niemand da.“[2]

[1] "And then it ran through his chest, and he groaned, and of course there was no one there." [2]

[2] Sie besitzt riesige Brüste.

[2] She has huge breasts.

[2] Die weibliche Brust besteht zum größten Teil aus Fett- und Drüsengewebe.

[2] The female breast consists largely of adipose and glandular tissue.

[2] „Dann erschien im Altenteil ein etwa dreizehnjähriges Mädchen, mit frühentwickelten Brüsten, einem scheuen, blassen Gesicht und zwei langen, weizenblonden Zöpfen.“[3]

[2] "Then a girl of about thirteen appeared in her old age, with early breasts, a shy, pale face and two long, wheat-blonde pigtails." [3]

[2] „Eos neigt sich diesen fremden Brüsten zu und kippt dem Schlaf entgegen.“[4]

[2] "Eos leans towards these strange breasts and tips over towards sleep." [4]

[2] „Fast übergangslos kam er vom Reden zum Küssen, es blieb angenehm und herzklopflos, und manchmal durfte er seine Hände nach meinen Brüsten ausstrecken, sie ein wenig drücken oder streicheln, so, wie den Rücken, zwischen den Schulterblättern war es mir am liebsten.“[5]

[2] “He came from talking to kissing almost seamlessly, it was pleasant and heart-pounding, and sometimes he was allowed to reach out his hands to my breasts, press them a little or caress them, like the back, between the shoulder blades it was my thing

[2] „Mindestens zwanzig Minuten lang nahm er keine Notiz von ihm und befummelte stattdessen lieber die Brüste des Mädchens.“[6]

[2] “He took no notice of him for at least twenty minutes and instead fondled the girl's breasts” [6]

[3] Unsere Staffel gewann die 200 m Brust sowie die 400 m Lagen.

[3] Our relay won the 200 m breaststroke and the 400 m individual medley .