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Is it der, die oder das Inga?

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 Inga?

How does the declension of Inga 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 1 Plural 2
Nominative (die) Inga die Ingas die Ingen
Genitive (der Inga) Ingas der Ingas der Ingen
Dative (der) Inga den Ingas den Ingen
Akkusative (die) Inga die Ingas die Ingen
siehe auch: Grammatik der deutschen Namen

What is the meaning of Inga in German?

Inga has various definitions in German:

[1] A plant genre

[1] eine Pflanzengattung

[2] A hydropower plant in the Congo ("Singing Stone")

[2] ein Wasserkraftwerk im Kongo ("singender Stein")

[3] An ethnic group in Colombia

[3] eine ethnische Gruppe in Kolumbien

[4] A variant of Kichwa in Colombia

[4] eine Variante des Kichwa in Kolumbien

How to use Inga in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Inga with translations in English.

[1] Inga findet vor allem in Mittel- und Südamerika Verbreitung.

[1] Inga is particularly common in Central and South America

[2] Die Inga-Staudämme sind die größten Staudämme in Afrika.

[2] The INGA dams are the largest dams in Africa

[3] Kennst du Angehörige der Inga?

[3] You know members of the Ingwees

[4] Die Sprache Inga-Kichwa gehört zur Quechua-Sprachfamilie.

[4] The language Inga-Kichwa belongs to the Quechua language family

[4] Inga wird von etwa 25000 Menschen gesprochen.

[4] Inga is spoken by about 25,000 people

How do you pronounce Inga?

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