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Is it der, die oder das Humor?

DER

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

The word Humor is masculine, therefore the correct article is der.

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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 …).

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German declension of Humor?

How does the declension of Humor 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 Humor die Humore
Genitive des Humors der Humore
Dative dem Humor den Humoren
Akkusative den Humor die Humore

What is the meaning of Humor in German?

Humor has various definitions in German:

[1] Without plural attitude towards difficulties and misfortune

[1] ohne Plural gelassene Haltung gegenüber Schwierigkeiten und Missgeschicken

[2] Plural rarely: Expression shaped by a (mostly positive) attitude

[2] Plural selten: Äußerung geprägt von einer (meist positiven) Einstellung

[3] Without plural: (good) mood

[3] ohne Plural: (gute) Laune

How to use Humor in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Humor with translations in English.

[1] Trotz der Krankheit hat er seinen Humor nicht verloren.

[1] Despite the illness, he did not lose his humor

[1] Humor ist, wenn man trotzdem lacht.

[1] Humor is if you still laugh laugh

[1] Bei der Arbeit am Wiktionary sollte man nie seinen Humor verlieren.

[1] When working on the Wiktionary, you should never lose your humor

[1] „Er konnte sich nicht erklären, warum ihn sein Optimismus und sein Humor verlassen hatten.“

[1] "He could not explain why his optimism and humor had left him"

[1] „In der Tat muss man zwischen Witz und Humor unterscheiden.“

[1] "In fact, you have to differentiate between wit and humor"

[2] Er gab eine Kostprobe seines Humors.

[2] He gave a sample of his humors

[2] „Marie freilich hat für unsere Art von Humor nur selten Verständnis.“

[2] "Marie, of course, rarely understands our kind of humor"

[3] Mir gefällt besonders ihre Art von Humor.

[3] I particularly like their kind of humorien

[3] Deinen Humor möchte ich haben!

[3] I would like to have your humor

[3] „Eckart von Hirschhausen brach für den deutschen Humor in einem langen Interview eine Lanze.“

[3] "Eckart von Hirschhausen broke a lance for German humor in a long interview"

[3] „Es gibt so viele Humore, als es seelisch erfüllte Räume gibt.“

[3] "There are so many humore when there are mentally fulfilled rooms"
Humor
Humor

Is it der, die oder das Humor?

DER

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

The word Humor is masculine, therefore the correct article is der.

Context 2

German declension of Humor?

How does the declension of Humor 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 Humor die Humores
Genitive des Humors der Humores
Dative dem Humor den Humores
Akkusative den Humor die Humores

What is the meaning of Humor in German?

Humor is defined as:

[1] Medicine: Abbreviation for humor aquosus (chamber water) olee a clear body fluid in the front and rear eye chamber

[1] Medizin: Abkürzung für Humor aquosus (Kammerwasser); eine klare Körperflüssigkeit in der vorderen und hinteren Augenkammer

How to use Humor in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Humor with translations in English.

[1] Die Menge des Humors bestimmt den Augeninnendruck.

[1] The amount of humor determines the intraocular pressure

How do you pronounce Humor?

Humor
Humor

Pictures or photos of Humor

[2] Der Philosoph und Literaturkritiker Walter Benjamin hob bereits 1929 die besondere Rolle des Humors im Film [...] hervor [...].
[2] Der Philosoph und Literaturkritiker Walter Benjamin hob bereits 1929 die besondere Rolle des Humors im Film [...] hervor [...].

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