Is it der, die or das Held?

DER

Held

The correct article in German of Held is der. So it is der Held! (nominative case)

The word Held is masculine, therefore the correct article is der.

The strong declination at the time can also be found in historical texts: "Helds" / "Heldes" (genitive singular) and "Helde" (nominative plural and dative singular)

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German declension of Held?

How does the declension of Held 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	der Held	die Helden
Genitive	des Helden	der Helden
Dative	dem Helden	den Helden
Akkusative	den Helden	die Helden

What is the meaning of Held in German?

Held has various definitions in German:

[1] Someone who works particularly brave or successful for others or for a thing or deals with a use

[1] jemand, der sich besonders mutig oder erfolgreich für andere oder für eine Sache einsetzt oder bei einem Einsatz umkommt

[2] The main character of a story

[2] Hauptperson einer Geschichte

How to use Held in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Held with translations in English.

[1] Dieser Held rettete seine Frau und Kinder aus dem brennenden Haus.

[1] This hero saved his wife and children from the burning homeland

[1] „Unglücklich das Land, das keine Helden hat!“ […] „Nein. Unglücklich das Land, das Helden nötig hat.“

[1] "Unhappy the country, which no heroes have" [...] "no unhappy the country that heroes need."

[1] „Glaubt man dem Nibelungenlied, so wurde der deutsche Held Siegfried zwischen den römischen Ruinen geboren.“

[1] "If you believe the Nibelungenlied, the German hero Siegfried was born between the Roman ruins"

[1] Zu den bizarren Pointen der furchtbaren Terrorserie in Frankreich zählt aber auch die Tatsache, dass Muslime nicht nur Täter und Opfer, sondern auch Helden geworden sind. Am Mittwoch war es der Polizist Ahmed Merabet, ein 42-jähriger muslimischer Familienvater, den die terroristischen Kouachi-Brüder brutal ermordeten.

[1] One of the bizarre punch lines of the terrible terrorist series in France is the fact that Muslims not only became perpetrators and victims, but also heroes on Wednesday it was the police officer Ahmed Merabet, a 42-year-old Muslim family, which they Terrorist Kouachi brothers brutally murdered.

[1] „Der spricht von unseren gefallenen Helden des Krieges, von denen jeder das Neue Testament im Tornister trägt.“

[1] "He speaks of our fallen heroes of the war, each of which bears the New Testament in the Tornister"

[2] „Harry Potter“ ist der Held der gleichnamigen Bücherreihe.

[2] "Harry Potter" is the hero of the book series of the same name

[2] „In der Novelle Lenz ringt der Held ausdrücklich um die religiöse Sinngebung seines Leids.“

[2] "In the novella of Lenz, the hero expressly wrestles about the religious meaning of his suffering"