Is it der, die oder das Bursche?

DER

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

The word Bursche 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 Bursche?

How does the declension of Bursche 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 Bursche	die Burschen
Genitive	des Burschen	der Burschen
Dative	dem Burschen	den Burschen
Akkusative	den Burschen	die Burschen

What is the meaning of Bursche in German?

Bursche has various definitions in German:

[1] Young man boy boy

[1] junger Mann; Junge

[2] Member of a student connection, a fraternity

[2] Mitglied einer Studentenverbindung, einer Burschenschaft

[3] Soldier in the function of a servant

[3] Soldat in der Funktion eines Dieners

How to use Bursche in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Bursche with translations in English.

[1] Der Bursche spielt mal wieder in der Matsche.

[1] The guy plays again in the Matsche

[1] Das blaue Hemd gehört dem Burschen.

[1] The blue shirt belongs to the Burschenä

[1] Mach Dir keine Sorgen, er ist ein zäher Bursche.

[1] Don't worry, he is a tough guys

[1] „Ich begleitete ihn auf drei oder vier Fahrten und wuchs zu einem großen, kräftigen Burschen heran; da kaperte uns auf der Heimfahrt von der Neufundlandbank ein algerischer Seeräuber oder ein Kriegsschiff.“

[1] "I accompanied him on three or four trips and grew to a large, strong guy approach. A Algerian pirate or a warship" on the way home from Neufundlandbank "

[1] „Der zweite Bursche kam auf mich zu.“

[1] "The second guy came up to me"

[1] „Der Fahrer, ein hagerer Bursche mit einer Pelzmütze auf dem Schädel, öffnet dienstbeflissen die Autotür, um seinen Fahrgast einsteigen zu lassen.“

[1] "The driver, a lean guy with a fur hat on the skull, opens the car door to get his passenger" to get in "

[1] „Damals war Tóvó ein verwahrloster Bursche gewesen, und seit 1857 oder 1858 war er, soweit Obram wusste, ein Vierteljahrhundert nicht mehr auf den Färöern gewesen.“

[1] "At that time Tóvó had been a neglected guy, and since 1857 or 1858 he was no longer on the Faroe Islands for a quarter of a century"

[2] „Die Mädchen trugen die kleinen Fähnchen der Fabrikarbeiterinnen, viele Burschen hatten die Mützen auf dem Kopf.“

[2] "The girls wore the small flags of the factory workers, many boys had the hats on the head" "

[2] Bei der Mensur erhielt der Bursche seinen Schmiss.

[2] The guy received his Schmissä at the census

[3] „Wir wohnten mit in seinem Hause, mit seinem Burschen Eilitz zusammen.“

[3] "We lived in his house, with his boys Eilitz together"

[3] „Vermutlich ist es der Bursche des Offiziers.“

[3] "Probably it is the boy's boy"

How do you pronounce Bursche?

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