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Is it der, die oder das Christel?

The plural form of Christels is colloquial

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 Christel?

How does the declension of Christel 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 1 Plural 2
Nominative (die) Christel die Christel die Christels
Genitive (der Christel) Christels der Christel der Christels
Dative (der) Christel den Christeln den Christels
Akkusative (die) Christel die Christel die Christels
siehe auch: Grammatik der deutschen Namen

What is the meaning of Christel in German?

Christel is defined as:

[1] Female first name

[1] weiblicher Vorname

How to use Christel in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Christel with translations in English.

[1] Christel unterrichtet Erdkunde und Biologie an einem Gymnasium.

[1] Christel teaches geography and biology at a high school

[1] Nie im Leben würde ich freiwillig mit der schwatzhaften Christel ins Allgäu fahren.

[1] I would never voluntarily use the chatty Christel to drive into the Allgäu

[1] Es bereitet Christel mit ihren 95 Jahren zunehmend Schwierigkeiten, den Gesprächen der anderen Bewohner des Altenheims zu folgen.

[1] With her 95 years, Christel is increasingly difficult to follow the conversations of the other residents of the old people's home

How do you pronounce Christel?

Christel
Christel

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