Is it der, die oder das Honig?

DER

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

The word Honig 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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Vergangenheit

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 Honig?

How does the declension of Honig 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 Honig	die Honige
Genitive	des Honigs	der Honige
Dative	dem Honig	den Honigen
Akkusative	den Honig	die Honige

What is the meaning of Honig in German?

Honig is defined as:

[1] Food: Product made from nectar or plant louse secretion and saliva, which serves to supply food

[1] Nahrungsmittel: von Honigbienen hergestelltes Produkt aus Nektar oder Pflanzenlaussekreten und Speichel, das der Nahrungsversorgung dient

How to use Honig in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Honig with translations in English.

[1] Das Frühstück war sehr eintönig, weil es weder Honig noch Marmeladen gab, nur Wurstaufschnitt.

[1] The breakfast was very monotonous because there was neither honey nor jams, only the sausage cut

[1] Beim Schleudern wird der Honig durch die Fliehkräfte aus den Waben gepresst.

[1] When spinning, the honey is pressed from the honeycombs by the centrifugal forces

[1] Tee kann man sehr gut mit Honig süßen.

[1] Tea can be very well with honey Süßenä

[1] Eine heiße Milch mit Honig beruhigte die angestrengten Stimmbänder.

[1] A hot milk with honey calmed down the strained vocal tapes

[1] „Den Honig unserer beiden Völker mischen wir nicht […]. So kann es vorkommen, dass am selben Standort geschmacklich und optisch zwei unterschiedliche Honige entstehen, weil die Bienen unterschiedliche Ziele anfliegen.“

[1] "We do not mix the honey of our two peoples […] Ä so it can happen that at the same location there are two different honey and optically two different honey because the bees fly to different goals."

[1] „Ebenso wie ihr die eingemachten Pilze, der Honig und die Fruchtbranntweine des Onkels als die herrlichsten Leckerbissen der Welt erschienen waren, so erschien ihr dies Balalaikaspiel in diesem Augenblick als der Höhepunkt alles musikalischen Reizes.“

[1] "Just like her the mushrooms, the honey and the fruit burns of the uncle appeared as the most wonderful delicacies in the world, so this Balalaika game appeared to her at that moment as the highlight of all musical stimulus"

[1] „Ob es sich nun um den Honig oder das berühmte Gelée royale handelt, das die Bienen ihren Königinnenlarven füttern und das bei uns für Arzneimittel und Kosmetika sehr begehrt ist – in Ägypten wurden die Erzeugnisse der Bienen als rar und wertvoll angesehen.“

[1] "Whether it is the honey or the famous gelée royale, which the bees feed their queen larvae and which is very popular with us for medicines and cosmetics - in Egypt the products of the bees were considered rare and valuable"

How do you pronounce Honig?

Honig

Pictures or photos of Honig

[1] ein Honigglas mit Honig

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