Is it der, die oder das Fremdsprache?

DIE

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

The word Fremdsprache 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 Fremdsprache?

How does the declension of Fremdsprache 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 Fremdsprache	die Fremdsprachen
Genitive	der Fremdsprache	der Fremdsprachen
Dative	der Fremdsprache	den Fremdsprachen
Akkusative	die Fremdsprache	die Fremdsprachen

What is the meaning of Fremdsprache in German?

Fremdsprache is defined as:

[1] Language that has not been learned as a mother tongue or is on learning

[1] Sprache, die man nicht als Muttersprache erlernt hat bzw. am lernen ist

How to use Fremdsprache in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Fremdsprache with translations in English.

[1] „Sie lernt Englisch als erste Fremdsprache.“

[1] "She learns English as the first foreign language"

[1] „Aus demselben Grund haben Polen einen großen Respekt vor Fremdsprachen.“

[1] "For the same reason, Poland have great respect for foreign language"

[1] „Er fragte sich, ob die Beschränkten ein spezielles Idiom hatten, das man lernen konnte wie eine Fremdsprache.“

[1] "He wondered whether the limited had a special idiom that could be learned like a foreign language"

[1] „Jetzt weiß ich: In einer Fremdsprache zu parlieren war eine Eigenschaft der unteren Klassen - der Einwanderer.“

[1] "Now I know: Parliering in a foreign language was a characteristic of the lower classes - the immigrant"

[1] „Ihr Verhältnis zu Fremdsprachen war nüchterner, praktischer.“

[1] "Your relationship with foreign languages was sober, practical" "

[1] „Die EU-Kommission hat ein ehrgeiziges Ziel: Jeder Europäer soll in Zukunft mindestens zwei Fremdsprachen beherrschen.“

[1] "The EU Commission has an ambitious goal: Every European should master at least two foreign languages in the future"

[1] „Und es gibt neben den wohlbekannten negativen Signalen, wie dem, dass in verschiedenen Ländern am Status einer zweiten Fremdsprache gerüttelt wird, auch Entwicklungen wie die Zunahme des Interesses an der deutschen Sprache in einem Land wie Indien, die auch durch die von der deutschen Politik initiierte und vom Goethe-Institut getragene Partnerschulinitiative unterstützt wird.“

[1] “And in addition to the well -known negative signals, such as that that is shaken in different countries on the status of a second foreign language, there are also developments such as the increase in interest in the German language in a country like India, which are also Initiated German politics and supported by the Goethe-Institut, partner school initiative is supported.

How do you pronounce Fremdsprache?

Fremdsprache

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