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Is it der, die oder das Hitze?

DIE

The correct article in German of Hitze is die. So it is die Hitze! (nominative case)

The word Hitze is feminine, therefore the correct article is die.

The plural is used in technical terms .

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 Hitze?

How does the declension of Hitze 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 Hitze die Hitzen
Genitive der Hitze der Hitzen
Dative der Hitze den Hitzen
Akkusative die Hitze die Hitzen

What is the meaning of Hitze in German?

Hitze has various definitions in German:

[1] high, uncomfortable perceived warmth

[1] hohe, als unangenehm empfundene Wärme

[2] Heat in the body [1] or in any part of the body caused by feelings or fever

[2] durch Gefühle oder Fieber hervorgerufene Wärme im Körper[1] oder in einem Körperteil

[3] Hunting language: time when female dogs and foxes are ready to conceive

[3] Jägersprache: Zeit der Empfängnisbereitschaft weiblicher Hunde und Füchse

How to use Hitze in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Hitze with translations in English.

[1] Bei dieser Hitze kann man nicht arbeiten!

[1] You can't work in this heat !

[1] Das Land ist von der Hitze ganz ausgetrocknet.

[1] The land has completely dried up from the heat.

[1] Dann muss man das Fleisch bei starker Hitze anbraten.

[1] Then you have to sear the meat over high heat

[1] „In der Hitze legte sich der widerwärtige Geruch, der über der Gegend hing, rasch auf die Zunge.“[2]

[1] “In the heat, the disgusting smell that hung over the area quickly settled on the tongue” [2]

[1] „In der Hitze des Raums, die von dem eisernen Kochofen ausstrahlte, liefen ihre Gläser an.“[3]

[1] "In the heat of the room, which radiated from the iron cooking stove, your glasses ran on ." [3]

[1] „Die Hitze hatte uns schläfrig gemacht.“[4]

[1] “The heat made us sleepy” [4]

[1] „So ging der Sommer mit Blitz und Donner, großer Hitze und Hagelschlägen seinen Weg.“[5]

[1] “So the summer went its way with lightning and thunder, great heat and hailstorms” [5]

[2] Hast Hitzen? (Umgangssprachlich für „hast du Hitzewallungen?“)

[2] Hast Hitzen? (colloquial for "do you have hot flashes?")

[2] Die aufsteigende Hitze trieb ihr kleine Schweißperlen auf die Stirn.

[2] The rising heat drove little beads of sweat onto her forehead

[3] Pheromone informieren die Rüden über die nahe bevorstehende Hitze der Fähe.

[3] Pheromones inform the males about the imminent heat of the female .

How do you pronounce Hitze?

Hitze

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