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Is it der, die oder das Kellnerin?

DIE

The correct article in German of Kellnerin is die. So it is die Kellnerin! (nominative case)

The word Kellnerin is feminine, therefore the correct article is die.

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 Kellnerin?

How does the declension of Kellnerin 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 die Kellnerin die Kellnerinnen
Genitive der Kellnerin der Kellnerinnen
Dative der Kellnerin den Kellnerinnen
Akkusative die Kellnerin die Kellnerinnen

What is the meaning of Kellnerin in German?

Kellnerin is defined as:

[1] Employees in the catering trade, the task of which is the service of the guests

[1] Angestellte in der Gastronomie, deren Aufgabe die Bedienung der Gäste ist

How to use Kellnerin in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Kellnerin with translations in English.

[1] „Eine junge Kellnerin erzählte beispielsweise, wie sie kurz nach der Maueröffnung von einem Filmteam interviewt wurde.“

[1] "A young waitress, for example, told how she was interviewed by a film team shortly after opening the wall"

[1] „Nach dem sehr guten Essen, für das wir komischerweise sehr viel mehr Zeit brauchten als sonst für das Essen, fragte uns die Kellnerin noch, ob wir ein Dessert wünschten.“

[1] "After the very good food, for which we strangely needed a lot more time than usual for the food, the waitress still asked us if we wish a dessert"

[1] „Als wir fertig waren, brachte die Kellnerin vier kleine Gäser und deutete auf die Bar.“

[1] "When we were finished, the waiter brought four little Gäser and pointed to the bare"

[1] „Es ändert nichts daran, daß ihr Blick dem der Kellnerin für kurze Zeit begegnet ist.“

[1] "It does not change that her gaze will meet that of the waitress for a short time"

How do you pronounce Kellnerin?

Kellnerin

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