Is it der, die oder das Dandy?
DER
The correct article in German of Dandy is der. So it is der Dandy! (nominative case)
The word Dandy 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.
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 Dandy?
How does the declension of Dandy 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 Dandy | die Dandys |
| Genitive | des Dandys | der Dandys |
| Dative | dem Dandy | den Dandys |
| Akkusative | den Dandy | die Dandys |
What is the meaning of Dandy in German?
Dandy is defined as:
[1] Man who appears in an extravagant, emphasized fashionable presentation
[1] Mann, der in extravaganter, betont modischer Aufmachung auftrittHow to use Dandy in a sentence?
Example sentences in German using Dandy with translations in English.
[1] „Lächerlichkeit tötet nicht, aber ist ein wirksames Präventivmittel gegen die latente Verspießerung; der Mut zum Ridiculen: die Waffe des »Dandy«, des Baudelairischen Ritters, …“
[1] "Creation does not kill, but an effective preventive means of the latent ghosts are the courage to do the courage: the weapon of" Dandy ", the Baudelairic knight, ..."[1] „Und was ein richtiger Dandy war, der von der Welt etwas verstand, entschloß sich überhaupt nicht, hineinzugehen, sondern die Sache mehr platonisch zu genießen, als Schauspiel gewissermaßen, von außen, als Zusammenklang, mit der überlegenenen Intelligenz dessen, den die Realität nur als Widerspruch nicht mehr enttäuschen kann.“
[1] "And what was a real dandy who understood something about the world did not decide to go in at all, but to enjoy the matter more platonic, as a acting, to a certain extent, from the outside, as a merging, with the superior intelligence of the The reality is no longer disappointed as a contradiction.[1] „Das Laster des Jahrhunderts hat Kretschmer dem eleganten Jüngling, der von nun an stets nach der neuesten Mode wie ein Dandy gekleidet geht, gewiß nicht erst beibringen müssen.“
[1] "The vice of the century has the elegant young man, who from now on always goes to the latest fashion like a dandy, certainly don't have to teach"[1] „Grade zur rechten Zeit kommt ein junger Mann den Gang entlang, so ein richtiger Dandy mit Stöckchen und Schiebermütze, so ein Bursche, dem man auf der Stelle drei Jahre Militärdienst wünschen möchte.“
[1] "At the right time a young man comes along the aisle, such a real dandy with a stick and slide hat, so a guy who would like to wish for three years of military service"How do you pronounce Dandy?
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