Is it der, die oder das Geschäftsleute?
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 Geschäftsleute?
How does the declension of Geschäftsleute 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 Geschäftsleute |
| Genitive | — | der Geschäftsleute |
| Dative | — | den Geschäftsleuten |
| Akkusative | — | die Geschäftsleute |
What is the meaning of Geschäftsleute in German?
Geschäftsleute is defined as:
[1] Commercial persons
[1] kaufmännisch tätige PersonenHow to use Geschäftsleute in a sentence?
Example sentences in German using Geschäftsleute with translations in English.
[1] Auf dem Flughafen warteten viele Geschäftsleute auf ihre Anschlussflüge.
At the airport, many business people were waiting for their connecting flights[1] „Die Papierfabriken am Flüsschen Wipper verpachtete Bismarck an Geschäftsleute aus einer nahe gelegenen Stadt.“
[1] "Bismarck leased the paper factories on the Wipper river to business people from a nearby city" "[1] „Hinter den beschlagenen Fensterscheiben des Café du Commerce unterhalten sich Geschäftsleute.“
[1] "Behind the fitted window panes of the Café du Commerce, business people talk"[1] „Somit brauchten deutsche Geschäftsleute nur noch drei Wochen für die Reise nach Kiautschou.“
[1] "So German business people only needed three weeks for the trip to Kiautschouä"How do you pronounce Geschäftsleute?
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