Is it der, die oder das Fliegen?
DAS
The correct article in German of Fliegen is das. So it is das Fliegen! (nominative case)
The word Fliegen 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 Fliegen?
How does the declension of Fliegen 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 Fliegen | — |
| Genitive | des Fliegens | — |
| Dative | dem Fliegen | — |
| Akkusative | das Fliegen | — |
What is the meaning of Fliegen in German?
Fliegen has various definitions in German:
[1] nouns form of flies
[1] substantivierte Form von fliegen[2] A sport
[2] eine SportartHow to use Fliegen in a sentence?
Example sentences in German using Fliegen with translations in English.
[1] „Beim Fliegen überlistet der Pilot mittels seines Verstandes die Natur, die ihn körperlich nicht zum Fliegen geschaffen hat.“
[1] "When flying, the pilot omits nature by means of its mind that has not physically created it to fly"[1] „Das Ausmaß der zusätzlichen Strahlenbelastung beim Fliegen hängt vor allem von der Flugdauer, der Flughöhe, der Flugroute und der Sonnenaktivität ab.“
[1] "The extent of the additional radiation exposure when flying mainly depends on the flight duration, the flight altitude, the flight route and the solar activity"[1] „Die Deutschen verursachen fünfmal so viel CO2, wie es für das Klima vernünftig wäre. Dieter Janecek […] spricht sich für Einschränkungen beim Fliegen aus.“
[1] "The Germans cause five times as much CO2 as it would be for the Climate reason Dieter Janecek […] speaks for restrictions when flying."[1] Das Fliegen erleichtert den Krankentransport. Dem Fliegen verdanken wir eine höhere Lärmbelästigung.
[1] Flying makes the patient transport easier to fly, we owe higher noise pollution.[2] Alfons gewann beim Fliegen.
[2] Alfons won the fly[2] „Deltafliegen ist eine wunderbare, freie Art von Fliegen, die dem Vogelflug bestimmt am nächsten kommt.“
[2] "Delta flies are a wonderful, free kind of flies that will definitely come to the bird flight"How do you pronounce Fliegen?
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