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Is it der, die oder das Hund?

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

The word Hund 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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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 Hund?

How does the declension of Hund 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 Hund die Hunde
Genitive des Hunds des Hundes der Hunde
Dative dem Hund dem Hunde den Hunden
Akkusative den Hund die Hunde

What is the meaning of Hund in German?

Hund has various definitions in German:

[1] Pet whose ancestor is the wolf

[1] Haustier, dessen Vorfahre der Wolf ist

[2] Swear word: for a cunning, mean, devious or brutal fellow human being

[2] Schimpfwort: für einen gerissenen, gemeinen, hinterhältigen oder brutalen Mitmenschen

[3] Mining: a trolley (mostly on rails)

[3] Bergbau: ein Förderwagen (meist auf Gleisen)

[4] a roller board for furniture

[4] ein Rollbrett für Möbel

[5] Zoology, plural only: canine, one family

[5] Zoologie, nur Plural: Hundeartige, eine Familie

[6] a card game, which is particularly widespread in Silesia, is closely related to the Polish card game Turak and is not very well known in German-speaking countries

[6] ein Kartenspiel, welches vor allem in Schlesien verbreitet, stark mit dem polnischen Kartenspiel Turak verwandt und im deutschsprachigen Raum nicht sehr bekannt ist

How to use Hund in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Hund with translations in English.

[1] Die mustergültige Definition, dass ein Hund ein von Flöhen bewohnter Organismus ist, der bellt, hat Kurt Tucholsky in seinem Traktat über den Hund dem Philosophen Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz zugeschrieben.

[1] The exemplary definition that a dog is an organism inhabited by fleas and that barks is attributed to the philosopher Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz by Kurt Tucholsky in his treatise on dogs

[1] „Schatz, hab ich heute nacht das ganze Rindfleisch gefressen oder der Hund?…Gott! Ich hab'n Kopf wie'n Sieb!! Wir haben ja gar kein' Hund.“[1]

[1] "Honey, I ate all the beef last night or the dog?… God! I've got a head like a sieve !!

[1] „Bei neueren Umfragen bestätigen immerhin ein Viertel der Hundehalter, den Hund ins Bett zu lassen bzw. ihn dorthin auch des Nachts mitzunehmen.“[2]

[1] "In recent surveys, a quarter of the dog owners confirm that they let their dogs go to bed or take them there at night as well." [2]

[1] „In Gemeinschaft mit Eseln, Pferden und Hunden sitzen die Handwerker bei ihrer Arbeit auf der Straße.“[3]

[1] "In company with donkeys, horses and dogs, the craftsmen sit at their work on the street." [3]

[1] „Der Hund gehorcht aufs Wort und geht links neben Elsa.“[4]

[1] "The dog obeys every word and goes to the left of Elsa." [4]

[2] Er ist ein krummer Hund.

[2] He's a crooked dog.

[3] „…; wenn die Beine müde werden, legst du dich in einem engen, schrägen Schacht, der wie ein zur Hälfte aufgestellter Abzugskanal wirkt, in einen der »Hunde« und läßt dich an das Tageslicht ziehen,…“[5]

[3] "... ; when your legs get tired, you lie down in a narrow, sloping shaft, which acts like a half-way flue duct, in one of the" dogs "and let yourself be drawn into the daylight ..."

[3] „Erst mußte er die schweren Hunde schieben und Obacht geben, daß er sich nicht den Schädel einrammte in dem niedrigen Gang oder überfahren wurde.“[6]

[3] "First he had to push the heavy dogs and be careful that he didn’t get his head in the low corridor or be run over" [6]

[4] Ich heb' an, und du schiebst den Hund drunter.

[4] I lift up and you push the dog under .

[5] Zur Familie der Hunde gehören Arten wie der Rotfuchs und der Wolf (mit der Unterart Haushund).

[5] The dog family includes species such as the red fox and the wolf (with the subspecies house dog) .

[6] Beim Kartenspiel Hund gibt es keinen Gewinner, sondern nur einen Verlierer.

[6] In the dog card game there is no winner, only one loser.
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Is it der, die oder das Hund?

DER

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

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

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German declension of Hund?

How does the declension of Hund 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) Hund
Genitive des Hund (des) Hunds
Dative (dem) Hund
Akkusative (den) Hund
vergleiche Grammatik der deutschen Namen

What is the meaning of Hund in German?

Hund is defined as:

[1] Astronomy: Constellations Big Dog, Little Dog

[1] Astronomie: Sternbilder Großer Hund, Kleiner Hund

How to use Hund in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Hund with translations in English.

[1] Es gibt zwei Sternbilder mit dem Namen Hund: Großer Hund und Kleiner Hund.

[1] There are two constellations with the name Dog: Big Dog and Small Dog.
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Is it der, die oder das Hund?

DER

DIE

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

The word Hund is masculine or feminine, therefore the correct article is der or die.

The oral, colloquial use of the article in the surname is not uniform . North German tends not to use an article, Central German is inconsistent, and the article tends to be used in southern German, Austrian and Swiss idioms.

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German declension of Hund?

How does the declension of Hund 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 Hund (Hund) die Hund (Hund) die Hunds
Genitive des Hund des Hunds Hunds der Hund (Hund) der Hunds
Dative dem Hund (Hund) der Hund (Hund) den Hunds
Akkusative den Hund (Hund) die Hund (Hund) die Hunds
siehe auch: Grammatik der deutschen Namen

What is the meaning of Hund in German?

Hund is defined as:

[1] German surname, family name

[1] deutscher Nachname, Familienname

How to use Hund in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Hund with translations in English.

[1] Frau Hund ist ein Genie im Verkauf.

[1] Frau Hund is a sales genius

[1] Herr Hund wollte uns kein Interview geben.

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

[1] Die Hunds fliegen heute nach Sri Lanka.

[1] The Hunds are flying to Sri Lanka. today

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

[1] The dog never wears the sweaters that the dog knits for him.

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

[1] But I can tell you: "When the woman dog comes, the dog goes away."

[1] Hund kommt und geht.

[1] Dog comes and goes.

[1] Hunds kamen, sahen und siegten.

[1] Hunds came, saw and won.

How do you pronounce Hund?

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