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Is it der, die oder das Indien?

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 Indien?

How does the declension of Indien 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 (das) Indien
Genitive (des Indien) (des Indiens) Indiens
Dative (dem) Indien
Akkusative (das) Indien

What is the meaning of Indien in German?

Indien is defined as:

[1] State in South Asia

[1] Staat in Südasien

How to use Indien in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Indien with translations in English.

[1] „Indien ist ein multiethnischer Staat und mit 1,2 Milliarden Einwohnern (2009) das zweitbevölkerungsreichste Land und der bevölkerungsreichste demokratische Staat der Erde.“

[1] "India is a multi -ethnic state and with 1.2 billion inhabitants (2009) the second most populous country and the most populous democratic state in the earth"

[1] „Natürlich gehört Indien zu Asien.“

[1] "Of course India belongs to Asiae"

[1] Neu-Delhi ist die Hauptstadt von Indien.

[1] New Delhi is the capital of India

[1] Ich habe meinem Vater einen Bildband über das Indien von heute geschenkt.

[1] I gave my father an illustrated book about today's India

How do you pronounce Indien?

Indien

Pictures or photos of Indien

[1] Indien und Sri Lanka auf einem Satellitenphoto
[1] Indien und Sri Lanka auf einem Satellitenphoto

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