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Is it der, die oder das Jonas?

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 Jonas?

How does the declension of Jonas 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) Jonas die Jonasse
Genitive (des Jonas) Jonas’ der Jonasse
Dative (dem) Jonas den Jonassen
Akkusative (den) Jonas die Jonasse
siehe auch: Grammatik der deutschen Namen

What is the meaning of Jonas in German?

Jonas has various definitions in German:

[1] Name of a biblical prophet

[1] Name eines biblischen Propheten

[2] male first name

[2] männlicher Vorname

How to use Jonas in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Jonas with translations in English.

[1] Da gab die Meerestiefe den Propheten wieder zurück, und der Fisch ließ den Jonas auf das Land entrinnen.

[1] Then the depth of the sea returned the prophet and the fish let the Jonas hit the country

[2] Heute Mozart, morgen französische Tenorware, übermorgen Wagner, und jetzt schwere italienische Verismo-Geschütze. Kein Zweifel, Jonas Kaufmann ist mit allen Wassern gewaschen, das ist jetzt die Karrierestunde des 41-jährigen Münchners.

[2] Today Mozart, French tenor goods tomorrow, the day after tomorrow Wagner, and now heavy Italian verismo supports no doubt, Jonas Kaufmann is washed with all water, that is now the career hour of the 41-year-old Munich.

How do you pronounce Jonas?

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Pictures or photos of Jonas

[1] frühchristliche Darstellung des Propheten Jonas, den der Orkan ins Meer schleudert
[1] frühchristliche Darstellung des Propheten Jonas, den der Orkan ins Meer schleudert

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