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Is it der, die oder das Insekt?

DAS

The correct article in German of Insekt is das. So it is das Insekt! (nominative case)

The word Insekt is neuter, therefore the correct article is das.

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 Insekt?

How does the declension of Insekt 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 Insekt die Insekten
Genitive des Insektes des Insekts der Insekten
Dative dem Insekt dem Insekte den Insekten
Akkusative das Insekt die Insekten

What is the meaning of Insekt in German?

Insekt is defined as:

[1] Entomology, Zoology: multi-cell, body-footed animal with six legs (in adult condition)

[1] Entomologie, Zoologie: mehrzelliges, gliederfüßiges Tier mit sechs Beinen (im erwachsenen Zustand)

How to use Insekt in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Insekt with translations in English.

[1] Ein Käfer ist ebenso wie eine Libelle ein Insekt.

[1] A beetle is just like a dragonfly an insect at

[1] „In einer Höhe von etwa 1.000 m trifft man Insekten und Vögel, für die die Luft der reinste Highway ist.“[1]

[1] "At a height of about 1.000 m, insects and birds are encountered for which the air is the purest highway." [1]

How do you pronounce Insekt?

Insekt

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