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Is it der, die oder das Diebesgut?

DAS

The correct article in German of Diebesgut is das. So it is das Diebesgut! (nominative case)

The word Diebesgut is neuter, therefore the correct article is das.

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 Diebesgut?

How does the declension of Diebesgut 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 das Diebesgut die Diebesgüter
Genitive des Diebesguts des Diebesgutes der Diebesgüter
Dative dem Diebesgut den Diebesgütern
Akkusative das Diebesgut die Diebesgüter

What is the meaning of Diebesgut in German?

Diebesgut is defined as:

[1] stolen objects of objects that a thief stole

[1] gestohlene Gegenstände; Dinge, die ein Dieb entwendet hat

How to use Diebesgut in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Diebesgut with translations in English.

[1] Das Diebesgut wird meist auf Flohmärkten weiter verkauft.

[1] The stolen goods are usually sold at flea markets

[1] „Wegen des hohen Wertes des Diebesguts und der Umstände der Tat hätte eigentlich die Todesstrafe über sie verhängt werden müssen.“

[1] "Because of the high value of the thieves and the circumstances of the crime, the death penalty should have been imposed on them"

[1] „Der Chef der Kommandantur versprach ihr, sie werde das Diebesgut zurückbekommen.“

[1] "The head of the commandant promised her that she would get the thiefs back"

[1] „Die Meldung aus England, der englische Kriminologe Hawkins habe geäußert, dass Verbrechen sich auszahle, da die Polizei von 83 Millionen DM Diebesgut, gestohlen 1958 in London, nur 32 Millionen wieder beibringen konnte, stimmt mich nachdenklich.“

[1] "The message from England, the English criminologist Hawkins, said that crimes were able to pay for the DM 83 million DM Diebesgut, stolen in London in 1958, only made me think about it"

How do you pronounce Diebesgut?

Diebesgut

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