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Is it der, die oder das Eskorte?

DIE

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

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

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 Eskorte?

How does the declension of Eskorte 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 Eskorte die Eskorten
Genitive der Eskorte der Eskorten
Dative der Eskorte den Eskorten
Akkusative die Eskorte die Eskorten

What is the meaning of Eskorte in German?

Eskorte is defined as:

[1] (military) guidance for guarding, protecting or honoring a person

[1] (militärisches) Geleit zur Bewachung, zum Schutz oder zur Ehrung einer Person

How to use Eskorte in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Eskorte with translations in English.

[1] „Für den Transport nach Valladolid wird im Auftrag des portugiesischen Königs eine stattliche Eskorte zusammengestellt.“

[1] "For transport to Valladolid, a stately escort is compiled on behalf of the Portuguese king"

[1] „Dann rollte der Wagen mit seiner Eskorte davon.“

[1] "Then the car rolled away with its escort"

[1] „Die Company bezahlte sein Gehalt weiter und versorgte ihn mit einer Eskorte von Gurkhasoldaten, alle anderen Ausgaben bestritt er aus seinem eigenen, nicht unbedeutenden Privatvermögen.“

[1] "The Company paid his salary and provided him with an escort of Gurkhas soldier, he contested all other editions from his own, not insignificant private assets"

[1] „Da entscheidet unser Dolmetscher, der Oberst, die Frage und sagt, daß wir keine Eskorte brauchten; wir gehörten zu denen, sagt er, die ihre Sache in Gottes Hand legten.“

[1] "Our interpreter, the colonel, decides the question and says that we do not need an escort.

How do you pronounce Eskorte?

Eskorte

Pictures or photos of Eskorte

[1] Eine Eskorte für Hu Jintao in Zagreb, Kroatien 2009
[1] Eine Eskorte für Hu Jintao in Zagreb, Kroatien 2009

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