Is it der, die oder das Freistaat?

DER

The correct article in German of Freistaat is der. So it is der Freistaat! (nominative case)

The word Freistaat 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.

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Umleitung

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 Freistaat?

How does the declension of Freistaat 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 Freistaat	die Freistaaten
Genitive	des Freistaates des Freistaats	der Freistaaten
Dative	dem Freistaat dem Freistaate	den Freistaaten
Akkusative	den Freistaat	die Freistaaten

What is the meaning of Freistaat in German?

Freistaat is defined as:

[1] Historically, today only in fixed connections: a state in which the state authority emanates from the people

[1] historisch, heute nur noch in festen Verbindungen: ein Staat, in dem die Staatsgewalt vom Volk ausgeht

How to use Freistaat in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Freistaat with translations in English.

[1] „Am 11. November 1918 verzichtete der letzte Großherzog auf den Thron und Oldenburg wurde ein Freistaat innerhalb der Weimarer Republik.“

[1] "On November 11, 1918, the last Grand Duke waived the throne and Oldenburg became a Free State within the Weimar Republic."

[1] „Und doch nennen wir Schweden eine Monarchie, Venedig war eine Aristokratie und Nordamerika ist ein Freistaat.“

[1] "And yet we call Sweden a monarchy, Venice was an aristocracy and North America is a free state"

[1] „Die vom Freistaat ursprünglich für solche Arbeiten zugesagten Fördermittel in Höhe von einer Million DM sind angesichts leerer Kassen auf 50000 Mark geschrumpft.“

[1] "The funding promised by the Free State originally promised for such work in the amount of DM one million are shrinked to 50,000 marks in the face of empty health insurers"

[1] „Die Siegermächte des Ersten Weltkriegs legten im Versailler Vertrag fest, dass Danzig zum Freistaat unter Aufsicht des Völkerbundes werden sollte.“

[1] "The victorious powers of the First World War stated in the Versailles Treaty that Gdansk should become the Free State under the supervision of the League of Nations"

How do you pronounce Freistaat?

Freistaat

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