Is it der, die oder das Haustier?

DAS

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

The word Haustier 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 Haustier?

How does the declension of Haustier 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 Haustier	die Haustiere
Genitive	des Haustieres des Haustiers	der Haustiere
Dative	dem Haustier dem Haustiere	den Haustieren
Akkusative	das Haustier	die Haustiere

What is the meaning of Haustier in German?

Haustier is defined as:

[1] animal that does not live freely and is used to humans

[1] nicht frei lebendes, an den Menschen gewöhntes Tier

How to use Haustier in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Haustier with translations in English.

[1] Die Kuh ist ein Haustier und Nutztier des Bauern.

[1] The cow is a pet and farm animal of the farmer.

[1] Die Katze ist ein Haustier und Heimtier des Stadtbewohners.

[1] The cat is a pet and pet of the city dweller .

[1] „Wer hätte nach alldem gedacht, dass ich eines Tages ein wahrer Freund von Haustieren werden sollte?“[1]

[1] "After all that, who would have thought that one day I would become a true friend of pets?" [1]

[1] „Wichtigstes Haustier war das Rind, das lange gehalten wurde, um Kälber und Milch zu produzieren.“[2]

[1] "The most important domestic animal was the cattle, which was kept for a long time to produce calves and milk." [2]

[1] „Schon in den sechziger Jahren wurde gezeigt, daß der wild lebende Rhesusaffe durch Verabreichung von Librium in ein freundliches Haustier verwandelt werden könne - nicht etwa nur beruhigt, sondern gezähmt.“[3]

[1] "As early as the 1960s it was shown that the rhesus monkey living in the wild could be transformed into a friendly pet by administering librium - not just calmed down, but tamed ." [3]

[1] „Seitdem habe ich mir kein eigenes Haustier mehr angeschafft.“[4]

[1] "I haven't bought my own pet since then." [4]

How do you pronounce Haustier?

Haustier

Haustier (Österreich)

Pictures or photos of Haustier

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