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Is it der, die oder das Hirte?

DER

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

The word Hirte 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 Hirte?

How does the declension of Hirte 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 Hirte die Hirten
Genitive des Hirten der Hirten
Dative dem Hirten den Hirten
Akkusative den Hirten die Hirten

What is the meaning of Hirte in German?

Hirte has various definitions in German:

[1] Agriculture: Owner and Owner of an Animal Herd

[1] Landwirtschaft: Besitzer und Hüter einer Tierherde

[2] Religion: Chief Chief Community, Soul Hirt

[2] Religion: kirchliches Gemeindeoberhaupt, Seelenhirte

How to use Hirte in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Hirte with translations in English.

[1] Die Hirten kamen zur Krippe, um das Christkind zu sehen.

[1] The shepherds came to the crib to see the Christ child

[1] Er arbeitet nach wie vor als Hirte in Undeloh in der Heide.

[1] He still works as a shepherd in Undeloh in the Heide

[1] „Mein Höhepunkt als Hirte fand im Sommer satt, als ich zehn Jahre alt war.“

[1] "My highlight as a shepherd was fed up in summer when I was ten years old"

[1] „Als Handwerker, Bauern, Gärtner und Hirten wirbt die Gesellschaft in Europa Kolonisten an.“

[1] "As craftsmen, farmers, gardeners and shepherds, society in Europe advertises colonists"

[1] „Die Hirten durchquerten die Sahara und hinterließen eine Spur aus Tausenden von Felszeichnungen, die schlanke Krieger von heller Hautfarbe zeigen.“

[1] "The shepherds crossed the Sahara and left a trace of thousands of rock drawings that show the slim warriors of bright skin" "

[1] „In dem Moment sehe ich den Hirten in seinem dunklen, zerschlissenen Mantel.“

[1] "At that moment I see the shepherds in his dark, tattered coat" "

[2] Unser Hirte wird uns schon den Weg weisen. Wir gehen Sonntag zum Gottesdienst und hören, was er zu der Angelegenheit zu sagen hat.

[2] Our shepherd will already have the path weise we go to service and hear what he has to say about the matter.

How do you pronounce Hirte?

Hirte

Pictures or photos of Hirte

[1] Hirte mit Schafsherde
[1] Hirte mit Schafsherde

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