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Is it der, die oder das Gehirn?

DAS

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

The word Gehirn 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.

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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 Gehirn?

How does the declension of Gehirn 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 Gehirn die Gehirne
Genitive des Gehirns des Gehirnes der Gehirne
Dative dem Gehirn dem Gehirne den Gehirnen
Akkusative das Gehirn die Gehirne

What is the meaning of Gehirn in German?

Gehirn has various definitions in German:

[1] Anatomy: The part of the central nervous system of vertebrates in the head

[1] Anatomie: der im Kopf gelegene Teil des Zentralnervensystems der Wirbeltiere

[2] Comparative Anatomy: The approach to forming nerve centers

[2] Vergleichende Anatomie: der Ansatz zur Bildung von Nervenzentren

[3] colloquially: mind, mind

[3] umgangssprachlich: Verstand, Denkvermögen

How to use Gehirn in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Gehirn with translations in English.

[1] Das Gehirn selbst ist schmerzunempfindlich.

[1] The brain itself is pain-sensitivity

[1] Übermäßiger Drogenkonsum zerstört die Zellen im Gehirn.

[1] Excessive drug consumption destroys the cells in the brain

[1] „Daß es ihm schon vor zwanzig Jahren gelungen war, aus animalischen Zellen unter dem Einfluß des magnetischen Feldes und durch mechanische Rotation vollständig ausgebildete Gehirne auf Glasplatten wachsen zu lassen, -- Gehirne, die, nach allem zu schließen, sogar selbständig zu denken vermochten, -- hatte zwar hie und da in Zeitungen gestanden, -- wissenschaftliches, tieferes Interesse aber hatte es nicht geweckt.“[3]

[1] "The fact that he had succeeded twenty years to grow from animal cells under the influence of the magnetic field and by mechanical rotation of completely trained brains on glass plates, - brains, which, to close after all, even independently Thinking, - had stood here and there in newspapers, - scientific, deeper interest but it had not woke up "[3]

[1] „Das Gehirn allerdings arbeitete noch gut, noch relativ gut.“[4]

[1] "However, the brain worked well, still relatively good at" [4]

[1] Mancherorts steht das Gehirn des Kalbes auf der Speisekarte, in Butter geschwenkt und mit einem leichten Blattsalat als Beilage.

[1] Some place, the calain of the calf stands on the menu, pivoted into butter and with a light leaf salad as a semi-layer

[2] Sobald die Nervenzentren komplexer werden, wie bei den höherentwickelten Insekten, sprechen wir von Gehirnen.

[2] As soon as the nerve centers become more complex, as with the higher-developed insects, we speak of briefings

[3] Sie zermarterte sich das Gehirn, konnte aber partout nicht auf Rolfs Nachnamen kommen.

[3] She rubbed the brain, but could not be part-out on Rolf's surname

[3] Haben sie dir das Gehirn amputiert? Du kannst doch keine Plastiktüten in den offenen Kamin schmeißen!

[3] Do you have the brain amputee you can no plastic bags in the open fireplace thrilling

[3] „Ehe Krist aber die Giebeltür noch erreicht und von außen her zugeschlossen haben konnte, legte sichs schon schwer und bleiern auf seines Herrn überreiztes Gehirn.“[5]

[3] "Marriage Krist but the gable door could still reach and opened from the outside, it was already heavily and leaded on his master's overriding brain" [5]

How do you pronounce Gehirn?

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