Is it der, die oder das Italienisch?
DAS
The correct article in German of Italienisch is das. So it is das Italienisch! (nominative case)
The word Italienisch is neuter, therefore the correct article is das.
The form "the Italian" is only used with a certain article. The form "Italian" is used both with and without a certain article.
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.
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 Italienisch?
How does the declension of Italienisch 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 1 | Singular 2 | Plural |
---|---|---|---|
Nominative | (das) Italienisch | das Italienische | — |
Genitive | (des) Italienisch (des) Italienischs | des Italienischen | — |
Dative | (dem) Italienisch | dem Italienischen | — |
Akkusative | (das) Italienisch | das Italienische | — |
What is the meaning of Italienisch in German?
Italienisch has various definitions in German:
[1] Romanesque language spoken in Italy and southern Switzerland
[1] in Italien und der Südschweiz gesprochene romanische Sprache[2] Teaching subject in which the Italian language is taught
[2] Unterrichtsfach, in dem die italienische Sprache gelehrt wird[3] an opening in the chess
[3] eine Eröffnung im SchachHow to use Italienisch in a sentence?
Example sentences in German using Italienisch with translations in English.
[1] Sprechen Sie Italienisch?
[1] Talk Italian diet[1] Wie heißt das auf Italienisch?
[1] What does that mean in Italian sance[1] Wie kann ich mein Italienisch verbessern?
[1] How can I improve my Italian[1] Das Italienische ist mit dem Rumänischen verwandt.
[1] The Italian is related to Romanian[1] „Das Italienische und die anderen romanischen Sprachen kennen kein Neutrum.“
[1] "The Italian and the other Romanesque languages do not know a neutrume"[2] Sie ist sehr gut in Italienisch.
[2] It is very good in Italian[3] Italienisch ist eine sehr alte Eröffnung, die heute etwas aus der Mode gekommen ist.
Italian is a very old opening that has come out of fashion todayHow do you pronounce Italienisch?
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