Is it der, die oder das Historie?
DIE
The correct article in German of Historie is die. So it is die Historie! (nominative case)
The word Historie is feminine, therefore the correct article is die.
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.
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 Historie?
How does the declension of Historie 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 | die Historie | die Historien |
| Genitive | der Historie | der Historien |
| Dative | der Historie | den Historien |
| Akkusative | die Historie | die Historien |
What is the meaning of Historie in German?
Historie has various definitions in German:
[1] The history of the past (stalled) events; Educational language: world history
[1] die Geschichte; Sammlung vergangener (aufgeschichteter) Ereignisse; bildungssprachlich: die Weltgeschichte[2] Outdated meaning: historical science
[2] veraltete Bedeutung: die Geschichtswissenschaft[3] Outdated meaning: an adventurous or grounded narrative
[3] veraltete Bedeutung: eine abenteuerliche oder erdichtete Erzählung[4] A period of time or period of the past
[4] ein Zeitabschnitt oder Zeitraum der VergangenheitHow to use Historie in a sentence?
Example sentences in German using Historie with translations in English.
[1] Ein Blick auf die Historie zeigt, dass der Mensch nur wenig dazulernt.
[1] A look at the history shows that people only learn a little bit[1] „Tatsächlich reicht die Historie des Landes am Horn von Afrika weit zurück.“
[1] "In fact, the history of the country on the Horn of Africa extends far back"[2] Der Jubilar hatte in Jena Historie und Politikwissenschaften studiert.
[2] The jubilee had studied history and political science in Jena[3] Der alte Franz gab dann doch noch eine Historie zum Besten.
[3] Old Franz then gave a history to the prime[4] Auf der Homepage steht die Historie unserer Firma.
[4] The history of our company is on the homepageHow do you pronounce Historie?
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