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Is it der, die oder das Hofmann?

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 Hofmann?

How does the declension of Hofmann 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 m Singular f Plural
Nominative der Hofmann (Hofmann) die Hofmann (Hofmann) die Hofmanns
Genitive des Hofmann des Hofmanns Hofmanns der Hofmann (Hofmann) der Hofmanns
Dative dem Hofmann (Hofmann) der Hofmann (Hofmann) den Hofmanns
Akkusative den Hofmann (Hofmann) die Hofmann (Hofmann) die Hofmanns
siehe auch: Grammatik der deutschen Namen

What is the meaning of Hofmann in German?

Hofmann is defined as:

[1] German -language family name, last name

[1] deutschsprachiger Familienname, Nachname

How to use Hofmann in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Hofmann with translations in English.

[1] Herr Hofmann wollte uns kein Interview geben.

[1] Mr. Hofmann did not want to give us an interview

[1] Die Hofmanns fliegen heute nach Sri Lanka.

[1] The Hofmanns are flying to Sri Lanka today

[1] Der Hofmann trägt nie die Pullover, die die Hofmann ihm strickt.

[1] The Hofmann never bears the sweater that the Hofmann knits him

[1] Frau Hofmann ist ein Genie im Verkauf.

[1] Ms. Hofmann is a genius in the sales

[1] Das kann ich dir aber sagen: „Wenn die Frau Hofmann kommt, geht der Herr Hofmann.“

[1] But I can tell you: "When the Ms. Hofmann comes, Mr. Hofmannä goes"

[1] Hofmann kommt und geht.

[1] Hofmann comes and goes

[1] Hofmanns kamen, sahen und siegten.

[1] Hofmanns Kams, saw and winning

[1] An verregneten Herbsttagen ist Familie Hofmanns liebste Beschäftigung das Bemalen von Hühnereiern.

On rainy autumn days, the Hofmann's favorite employment is painting the painting of chicken eggs

[1] An verschneiten Wintertagen ist die liebste Beschäftigung von Familie Hofmann das Schmücken von Weihnachtsbäumen.

[1] On snowy winter days, the favorite employment of the Hofmann family is decorating Christmas trees

How do you pronounce Hofmann?

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