Is it der, die oder das Flaum?
DER
The correct article in German of Flaum is der. So it is der Flaum! (nominative case)
The word Flaum is masculine, therefore the correct article is der.
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 Flaum?
How does the declension of Flaum 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 | der Flaum | — |
| Genitive | des Flaums | — |
| Dative | dem Flaum | — |
| Akkusative | den Flaum | — |
What is the meaning of Flaum in German?
Flaum has various definitions in German:
[1] Zoology: entirety of the down animals under the contour or cover springs in bird animals
[1] Zoologie: Gesamtheit der unter den Kontur- oder Deckfedern liegenden Daunen bei Vogeltieren[2] Tender hair growth
[2] zarter HaarwuchsHow to use Flaum in a sentence?
Example sentences in German using Flaum with translations in English.
[1] „Die starken Oberfedern wurden ausgerupft, so dass nur der weiche Flaum stehen blieb.“
[1] "The strong upper feathers were plucked, so that only the soft fluff remained"[2] Als er 14 Jahre wurde, rasierte er sich den Flaum über der Oberlippe ab.
[2] When he became 14 years, he shaved the fluff over the upper lip[2] „Vielen wuchs kaum mehr als ein Flaum oberhalb der Lippe, als das Foto geschossen wurde.“
[2] "Many grew hardly more than a fluff above the lip when the photo was taken"[2] „Mein Flaum war zum Bart geworden.“
[2] "My fluff had become a beard"How do you pronounce Flaum?
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