Is it der, die oder das Heimkind?
DAS
The correct article in German of Heimkind is das. So it is das Heimkind! (nominative case)
The word Heimkind 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.
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 Heimkind?
How does the declension of Heimkind 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 Heimkind | die Heimkinder |
| Genitive | des Heimkindes des Heimkinds | der Heimkinder |
| Dative | dem Heimkind dem Heimkinde | den Heimkindern |
| Akkusative | das Heimkind | die Heimkinder |
What is the meaning of Heimkind in German?
Heimkind is defined as:
[1] child who lives in a children's home or grew up
[1] Kind, das in einem Kinderheim lebt oder aufgewachsen istHow to use Heimkind in a sentence?
Example sentences in German using Heimkind with translations in English.
[1] Müller wuchs im Nachkriegsdeutschland als Heimkind auf und hat bis heute darunter zu leiden.
[1] Müller grew up as a home child in post -war Germany and still has to suffer from it today[1] „Es muß festgehalten werden, daß es den Heimkindern vor allem an zwei wichtigen Entwicklungsfaktoren mangelt: an hinreichender affektiver, emotioneller Zuwendung und an notwendigen Anregungen aus der sozialen Umwelt.“
[1] "It must be stated that the home children lack two important development factors: in sufficient affecting, emotional care and necessary suggestions from the social environment"How do you pronounce Heimkind?
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