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Is it der, die oder das Isländer?

DER

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

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

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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 Isländer?

How does the declension of Isländer 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 Isländer die Isländer
Genitive des Isländers der Isländer
Dative dem Isländer den Isländern
Akkusative den Isländer die Isländer

What is the meaning of Isländer in German?

Isländer has various definitions in German:

[1] Citizens of Iceland

[1] Staatsbürger von Island

[2] Icelandic horse

[2] Islandpferd

How to use Isländer in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Isländer with translations in English.

[1] „Die Isländer scheinen bei allem, was Hightech angeht, stets auf dem neuesten Stand zu sein.“

[1] "The Icelanders always seem to be up to date with everything in terms of high -tech"

[1] „Ist es da ein Wunder, dass jeder zweite Isländer an Elfen glaubt?“

[1] "Is it a miracle that every second Icelander believes in elves"

[1] „In dem Haus wohne noch ein Isländer, und die anderen Mieter seien Färinger.“

[1] "An Icelander still live in the house, and the other tenants are Färingerä"

[1] „Und einen Monat später, im Juni, kommen die Isländer zu einem weiteren Treffen zusammen, dessen Entscheidungen auf der gesamten Insel Gültigkeit haben: zum Althing - einem in Europa einzigartigen Plenum.“

[1] "And a month later, in June, the Icelanders come together for another meeting, the decisions of which are valid on the entire island: to the Althing - a plenary unique in Europe"

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