Is it der, die or das Dirndl?

DAS

Dirndl

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

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

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German declension of Dirndl?

How does the declension of Dirndl 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	das Dirndl	die Dirndln	die Dirndl
Genitive	des Dirndls	der Dirndln	der Dirndl
Dative	dem Dirndl	den Dirndln	den Dirndln
Akkusative	das Dirndl	die Dirndln	die Dirndl

What is the meaning of Dirndl in German?

Dirndl has various definitions in German:

[1] (Plural 1) Bavarian, Austrian: girl, young woman

[1] (Plural 1) bairisch, österreichisch: Mädchen, junge Frau

[2] (Plural 2) Dress of the Bavarian and Austrian costume

[2] (Plural 2) Kleid der bairischen und österreichischen Tracht

[3] (only plural 2) Austrian: fruits of the grain cherry

[3] (nur Plural 2) österreichisch: Früchte der Kornelkirsche

How to use Dirndl in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Dirndl with translations in English.

[1] Ach, was für ein fesches Dirndl ist aus deiner Nichte geworden!

[1] Oh, what a smart dirndl is from your niece

[2] Zur Oktoberfestzeit werden in München die Dirndl aus dem Schrank geholt.

[2] At the Oktoberfest season, the dirndls are taken out of the closet in Munich

[2] „Als sie sich am verabredeten Ort einfanden, war es ein deutsches Lokal mit Blasmusik und Dirndl.“

[2] "When they came to the agreed place, it was a German restaurant with brass music and dirndlä"

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Pictures or photos of Dirndl

[2] die Miesbacher Tracht: Dirndl und Lederhose