Is it der, die oder das Eskapade?

DIE

The correct article in German of Eskapade is die. So it is die Eskapade! (nominative case)

The word Eskapade is feminine, therefore the correct article is die.

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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 Eskapade?

How does the declension of Eskapade 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	die Eskapade	die Eskapaden
Genitive	der Eskapade	der Eskapaden
Dative	der Eskapade	den Eskapaden
Akkusative	die Eskapade	die Eskapaden

What is the meaning of Eskapade in German?

Eskapade has various definitions in German:

[1] Affair, adventurous action, idiosyncratic doing

[1] Seitensprung, abenteuerliche Handlung, eigenwilliges Tun

[2] Various prank

[2] mutwilliger Streich

How to use Eskapade in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Eskapade with translations in English.

[1] Die wiederholten Eskapaden der Eheleute führten schließlich trotz aller Toleranz doch zur Scheidung.

[1] The repeated escapades of the spouses finally led to divorce despite all the tolerance

[1] „Er verbrachte dazu einige Tage im kleinen Holzhaus des Schmiedes Gerrit Kist, musste jedoch wegen einiger Eskapaden die Stadt nach acht Tagen verlassen.“

[1] "He spent a few days in the small wooden house of the blacksmith Gerrit Kist, but had to leave the city after eight days due to some escapades"

[1] „Er bringt den Leser nie in Versuchung, die Eskapade für eine Vergnügungsreise zu halten, auch nicht für eine juvenile Erlebnisreise.“

[1] "He never tempted the reader to keep the escapade for an amusement trip, not even for a juvenile adventure trip"

[1] „Er berichtete den beiden Frauen dann in gekonnt kurzweiliger Manier von den Eskapaden ihres damaligen Chemieprofessors und ließ die alten Zeiten wortreich wieder aufleben.“

[1] "He then told the two women in a skillfully entertaining manner of the escapades of their chemical professor at the time and let the old days open again" "

[1] „Pastor P. ist die Maske bei seinen Eskapaden immer wieder verrutscht.“

[1] "Pastor Pä has repeatedly slipped the mask during his escapades."

[2] Seine ständigen Eskapaden während des Unternehmens erzürnten alle sehr.

[2] His constant escapades during the company.

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