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Is it der, die oder das Hinterhaus?

DAS

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

The word Hinterhaus 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 Hinterhaus?

How does the declension of Hinterhaus 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 Hinterhaus die Hinterhäuser
Genitive des Hinterhauses der Hinterhäuser
Dative dem Hinterhaus dem Hinterhause den Hinterhäusern
Akkusative das Hinterhaus die Hinterhäuser

What is the meaning of Hinterhaus in German?

Hinterhaus has various definitions in German:

[1] A part of a building connected to a house to the rear

[1] ein an ein Haus nach hinten anschließender Gebäudeteil

[2] A house behind a house and the subsequent courtyard/garden

[2] ein hinter einem Haus und dem anschließenden Hof/Garten gelegenes Haus

How to use Hinterhaus in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Hinterhaus with translations in English.

[1] „»[…] Von dem Häuschen aus kommt man eigentlich über eine Treppe runter ins Hinterhaus.«“

[1] "" "[...] From the house you actually come down into the back house" "

[1] „Diese Tür führte in das Vorzimmer des Hinterhauses.“

[1] "This door led to the anteroom of the back house" "

[1, 2] „Frau N. wohnt in einem Hinterhaus einer Arbeitersiedlung, die zufällig nicht von Bomben zerstört war.“

[1, 2] "Ms. Nä lives in a back house of a workers' settlement that happened to be destroyed by bombs."

[2] „Kufalt ist polizeilich gemeldet, und die Hinterhäuser in den Raboisen kümmern sich nicht viel darum, ob gerade mal einer schreit.“

[2] "Kufalt is registered by the police, and the rear houses in the raboisen don't worry much about whether one is just wetting"

How do you pronounce Hinterhaus?

Hinterhaus

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