Is it der, die oder das Elternhaus?
DAS
The correct article in German of Elternhaus is das. So it is das Elternhaus! (nominative case)
The word Elternhaus 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.
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 Elternhaus?
How does the declension of Elternhaus 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 Elternhaus | die Elternhäuser |
| Genitive | des Elternhauses | der Elternhäuser |
| Dative | dem Elternhaus dem Elternhause | den Elternhäusern |
| Akkusative | das Elternhaus | die Elternhäuser |
What is the meaning of Elternhaus in German?
Elternhaus has various definitions in German:
[1] The house where you grow up as a child
[1] das Haus, in dem man als Kind aufwuchs[2] The family with their kind of education
[2] die Familie mit ihrer Art der ErziehungHow to use Elternhaus in a sentence?
Example sentences in German using Elternhaus with translations in English.
[1] „In den frühen Morgenstunden packte er kalt entschlossen statt der Schulsachen ein paar Kleider in seinen Ranzen, dazu alles Geld, das er sich insgeheim mühsam zusammengespart hatte, und verließ sein Elternhaus, um fast drei Jahrzehnte lang nicht wiederzukehren, auch nicht zum Begräbnis seiner Mutter.“
[1] “In the early hours of the morning he grabbed a few clothes in his satchel instead of his schooly things, plus all the money that he had painstakingly saved, and left his parents' house not to return for almost three decades, not even to Funeral of his mother's "[1] „Es hatte sein Elternhaus mit dreizehn Jahren verlassen, und wäre es früher möglich gewesen, er hätte es getan.“
[1] "It had left his parents' house at the age of thirteen, and it would have been possible earlier that he had done it"[1] „Das Elternhaus sei immer von Musik erfüllt gewesen; vor allem von Gesang.“
[1] "The parents' house was always fulfilled by music, especially of singing"[1] „Er schrieb vom Besuch im Elternhaus und seinen Unternehmungen mit Freunden und politischen Dingen.“
[1] "He wrote about the visit to the parents' house and his activities with friends and political things"[2] „Klaus war ein Familienmensch, und da er als Kind nie ein richtiges Elternhaus gekannt hatte, wollte er das nun für seine drei Kinder schaffen.“
[2] "Klaus was a family man, and since he had never known a real home as a child, he now wanted to do it for his three children"How do you pronounce Elternhaus?
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