Is it der, die oder das Hinterhof?

DER

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

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

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 Hinterhof?

How does the declension of Hinterhof 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 Hinterhof	die Hinterhöfe
Genitive	des Hinterhofs des Hinterhofes	der Hinterhöfe
Dative	dem Hinterhof dem Hinterhofe	den Hinterhöfen
Akkusative	den Hinterhof	die Hinterhöfe

What is the meaning of Hinterhof in German?

Hinterhof is defined as:

[1] Free space on the back of a building

[1] freier Platz auf der Rückseite eines Gebäudes

How to use Hinterhof in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Hinterhof with translations in English.

[1] „Was sie auszeichnete, war einzig ein gewisser Einfallsreichtum an Verwahrlosung, der sich bis auf die Straßen und in die Hinterhöfe fortsetzte.“

[1] "What she distinguished was only a certain ingenuity of neglect, which continues to the streets and in the backyards"

[1] „Es war eine geräumige Wohnung, mit zwei hellen Zimmern nach vorn, während das dritte und die Küche auf den Hinterhof wiesen.“

[1] "It was a spacious apartment, with two light rooms forward, while the third and the kitchen meadow"

[1] „Jährlich im Februar drängen sich über eine Woche lang viele nervöse junge Menschen im Hinterhof der Münchner Kammerspiele.“

[1] "Every year in February, many nervous young people in the back yard of the Munich chamber game" for over a week are crowded for over a week "

[1] „Tatsächlich sei sie bis zum Tischler Lý Phong vorgedrungen, der in einem dritten Hinterhof nahe dem Mauerpark Möbel ausbesserte und von geradezu sprichwörtlich schlechter Laune war.“

[1] "In fact, she had penetrated to the carpenter Lý Phong, which in a third back yard near the Mauerpark furniture has been improving furniture and is literally bad in a bad mood"

How do you pronounce Hinterhof?

Hinterhof

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