Is it der, die oder das Insektengift?

DAS

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

The word Insektengift 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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Hinweis

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 Insektengift?

How does the declension of Insektengift 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 Insektengift	die Insektengifte
Genitive	des Insektengifts des Insektengiftes	der Insektengifte
Dative	dem Insektengift dem Insektengifte	den Insektengiften
Akkusative	das Insektengift	die Insektengifte

What is the meaning of Insektengift in German?

Insektengift has various definitions in German:

[1] Chemistry, Agriculture: Means that kill or distributes annoying insects

[1] Chemie, Landwirtschaft: Mittel, das störende Insekten abtötet oder vertreibt

[2] Zoology: toxic substance produced by insects

[2] Zoologie: von Insekten produzierte giftige Substanz

How to use Insektengift in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Insektengift with translations in English.

[1] „Lästige Fliege am Fenster? In den Fünfzigerjahren war das Insektengift DDT im Haushalt oft in Griffweite.“[1]

[1] "Annoying fly on the pencils in the fifties was the insect poison DDT in the household often in grip width" [1]

[1] „Er besprühe das Ackerland mit krebserregenden Pflanzenschutzmitteln, imprägniere die Saat bereits vorab mit Insektengift, und was dann noch an Bestäubern überlebe, werde von ihm mit Giften vollends niedergemacht.“[2]

[1] "He examine the farmland with carcinogenic pesticides, impregnating the seed in advance with insect poison, and what then survive at pollinators, with poisons of him with poisons, will be completely low," [2]

[2] „Einige Amphibien können giftige Insekten fressen und die Insektengifte in und unter ihrer Haut einlagern (Sequestrierung).“[3]

[2] "Some amphibians can eat toxic insects and store insect poisons in and under their skin (sequestration) ." [3]

How do you pronounce Insektengift?

Insektengift

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