Is it der, die oder das Hohn?
DER
The correct article in German of Hohn is der. So it is der Hohn! (nominative case)
The word Hohn 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.
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 Hohn?
How does the declension of Hohn 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 Hohn | — |
| Genitive | des Hohnes des Hohns | — |
| Dative | dem Hohn dem Hohne | — |
| Akkusative | den Hohn | — |
What is the meaning of Hohn in German?
Hohn is defined as:
[1] humiliating, biting mockery
[1] demütigender, beißender SpottHow to use Hohn in a sentence?
Example sentences in German using Hohn with translations in English.
[1] Es hätte genügt zu sagen, der Versuch sei gescheitert; den Hohn dabei hättest du dir ruhig sparen können.
[1] It would have been enough to say that the attempt was failing the mockery you could have saved yourself[1] Das Interview mit dem Vorsitzenden der Bank war der reinste Hohn.
[1] The interview with the chairman of the bank was the purest Hohnä[1] „Er kommt an den Pranger, wird dem öffentlichen Hohn und Spott ausgesetzt.“
[1] "He comes to the pillory, is exposed to the public mockery and ridicule"[1] „Der Hohn tut Wiegand beinahe körperlich weh.“
[1] "Wiegand does almost physically"[1] „Wir sind die Kinder von Helios,“ schmettert […] ein Chor und verspricht: „Vom Besten zu lernen, ohne Schranken ein Team, bei uns ist jeder Moment Medizin.“ Für die Mitarbeiter klingt das wie Hohn.
[1] "We are the children of Helios," Schmittens […] a choir and promises: "Learning from the best, without barriers a team, with us every moment is a medical center" for the employees it sounds like mockery.[1] „Die tiefsten Demütigungen, der schneidendste Hohn dieser Weißen war ebenso spurlos an seinem Gesichte abgeprallt, wie ihre zuvorkommendste Güte, ihre edelmütigsten Aufopferungen ihm kaum ein Lächeln abzwangen.“
[1] "The deepest humiliations, the most cutting mockery of this whites, had just been bounced on his face as her most courteous goodness, her most noble sacrifices hardly compensated for him"How do you pronounce Hohn?
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