Is it der, die oder das Fräulein?

DAS

The correct article in German of Fräulein is das. So it is das Fräulein! (nominative case)

The word Fräulein is neuter, therefore the correct article is das.

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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 Fräulein?

How does the declension of Fräulein 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 1	Plural 2
Nominative	das Fräulein	die Fräulein	die Fräuleins
Genitive	des Fräuleins	der Fräulein	der Fräuleins
Dative	dem Fräulein	den Fräulein	den Fräuleins
Akkusative	das Fräulein	die Fräulein	die Fräuleins

What is the meaning of Fräulein in German?

Fräulein has various definitions in German:

[1] colloquial, outdated meaning: unmarried woman

[1] umgangssprachlich, veraltende Bedeutung: unverheiratete Frau

[2] colloquially, outdated meaning: title, salutation, additive to the name for a Miss [1]

[2] umgangssprachlich, veraltende Bedeutung: Titel, Anrede, Namenszusatz für ein Fräulein[1]

[3] colloquially, joking: girls

[3] umgangssprachlich, scherzhaft: Mädchen

[4] In older New High German texts too: single noble woman

[4] in älteren neuhochdeutschen Texten auch: ledige adlige Frau

[5] Female service, female servants

[5] weibliche Bedienung, weibliche Bedienstete

How to use Fräulein in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Fräulein with translations in English.

[1] „Hallo, kleines Fräulein, haben Sie heut’ Zeit … ?“ – (Schlager „Gisela“)

[1] "Hello, little Miss, you have time ... olee" - (Schlager "Gisela"))

[1] „Bei der Ankunft einer jeden neuen Busladung machten sie untereinander aus, wer von ihnen welches der halbwegs verheißungsvoll aussehenden Fräuleins verführen durfte.“

[1] "On the arrival of every new bus load, they made up with each other who of them which of the reasonably promising woman could seduce"

[1] „Allerdings machten die Fräuleins hier einen anständigen Eindruck.“

[1] "However, the Miss made a decent impression here"

[1] „Fräulein Oppermann hielt sich etwas vor die Augen, das ich nur aus alten Romanen kannte, ein Lorgnon, und musterte mich wie eine aufgespießte Spinne.“

[1] "Miss Oppermann held a little in front of the eyes that I only knew from old novels, a Lorgnon, and looked like me like a spiced spider" "

[1] „Tags darauf brach ich nach Preßburg auf, wohin mich Baron Weiß in Gesellschaft zweier Fräulein zu einem Ausflug eingeladen hatte.“

[1] "The next day I opened to Pressburg, where Baron Weiß had invited me to a trip in the company of two Miss"

[1, 2] Die Bezeichnung Fräulein ist heutzutage bei vielen Frauen verpönt; manche (besonders ältere) legen jedoch Wert auf sie.

[1, 2] The name Miss is now fragranted in many women. However, some (especially older ones) place value on them

[1, 2] Ein Fräulein ist eine Frau, der zum Glück der Mann fehlt.

[1, 2] A Miss is a woman who luckily the man is missing

[1, 2] „Fräulein Trautmann ist gewiß eine herzensgute Seele, doch, mit Verlaub, als späte und knöcherne Jungfer spukhäßlich.“

[1, 2] "Miss Trautmann is certainly a kind of heart, but, with respect, as a late and bony virgin haunted"

[2] „Haben Sie den neuen Hut von Fräulein Molly schon geseh’n?“ – (Filmmusik aus „Es leuchten die Sterne“ (1938))

[2] "You have already gotten the new hat by Miss Molly" - (film music from "It shine the stars" (1938))

[2] „Fräulein Paula blickt freundlich um sich und hat glühende Bäckchen: An welcher Seite, bitte, bekommt man mehr zu sehen, rechts oder links?“

[2] "Miss Paula looks around friendly and has glowing cheeks: On which side, please, you get more to see, right or left" "

[2] „Pinneberg macht einen Schritt gegen die Tür, Fräulein Semmler sieht Pinneberg an, gelb, böse und doch triumphierend.“

[2] "Pinneberg takes a step against the door, Miss Semmler looks at Pinneberg, yellow, evil and yet triumphant"

[2] „Fräulein Reber brachte die Lebensmittelkarten von Haus zu Haus.“

[2] "Miss Reber brought the food cards from house to HOCH"

[3] „Dieses Fräulein Maria-Theresia mochte wohl gut sechzig sein…“

[3] "This Miss Maria-Theresia might have been sixty ..."

[4] „Das Fräulein von Scuderi“ – (Novelle von E. T. A. Hoffmann (→Wikipedia))

[4] "The Miss von Scuderi" - (novella by Eä. A. Hoffmann (→ Wikipedia))

[4] „Danila war es im Zimmer ohnehin befangen und bedrückt zumut, aber es nun auch noch mit dem gnädigen Fräulein zu tun zu haben, das erschien ihm als ein Ding der Unmöglichkeit.“

[4] "Danila was already biased and depressed in the room, but now to have to do it with the gracious Miss, that appeared to him as a thing of the impossibility"

[4] „Endlich sah er die Königin von der Fährbrücke her auf sich zukommen, eine Hofdame mit ihr, allem Anscheine nach das jüngere Fräulein von Viereck.“

[4] "Finally he saw the queen approaching from the ferry bridge, a court lady with her, all the time looking for the younger Miss from Viereckä"

[5] „Das Fräulein unterrichtet unsere Kinder nur vertretungsweise.“

[5] "The Miss only teaches our children representative" "

[5] „Fräulein, haben Sie noch eine andere Größe da, zum Anprobieren?“

[5] "Miss, you have a different size, to try it out"

[5] „Und kaum ist hinter Fräulein die Tür zu, wendet sich Frau von Anklam wieder ganz teilnahmsvoll an Frau Pagel.“

[5] "And as soon as the door is closed behind Miss, Ms. von Anklam again turns to Ms. Pagelä" again "

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Fräulein

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