Is it der, die oder das Held?

DER

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)

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 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"

How do you pronounce Held?

Held

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