Is it der, die oder das Kindermädchen?

DAS

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

The word Kindermädchen 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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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 Kindermädchen?

How does the declension of Kindermädchen 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 Kindermädchen	die Kindermädchen
Genitive	des Kindermädchens	der Kindermädchen
Dative	dem Kindermädchen	den Kindermädchen
Akkusative	das Kindermädchen	die Kindermädchen

What is the meaning of Kindermädchen in German?

Kindermädchen is defined as:

[1] (younger) woman who looks after the children as an employee in the household of a family

[1] (jüngere) Frau, die als Angestellte im Haushalt einer Familie die Kinder betreut

How to use Kindermädchen in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Kindermädchen with translations in English.

[1] Ich finde schon das richtige Kindermädchen für meine Kinder.

[1] I already find the right nanny for my child

[1] „Meine Mutter war da bei einem Patentanwalt und spielte Haushälterin, Köchin, Kindermädchen und Waschfrau zugleich, und alles für Unterkunft, Essen, abgelegte Kleider und Dankeschön.“

[1] "My mother was there with a patent attorney and played a housekeeper, cook, nanny and washing woman at the same time, and everything for accommodation, food, stored clothes and thank you" "

[1] „Sie ging das letzte Jahr zur Schule, als meine Mutter sie einlud, Kindermädchen bei uns zu sein.“

[1] "She went to school last year when my mother invited her to be nanny with us"

[1] „Als ich so acht oder neun war, brannte der Hof der Eltern meines Kindermädchens ab.“

[1] "When I was eight or nine, the courtyard of my child's parents' parents burned"

[1] „Er war reicher Eltern Kind, wie er selbst sagte, aufgewachsen zwischen Kindermädchen und Dienstboten.“

[1] "He was a rich parents, as he said himself, grew up between nanny and servants"

[1] „Ja glauben die Leute hier denn, jeder hätte ein paar Autos und ein paar Kindermädchen zur Verfügung!“

[1] "Yes, people believe here, everyone would have a few cars and a few nannies available"

[1] „Alle drei denken sie an das getötete Kindermädchen aus Mali, aber keine wagt es, laut darüber zu sprechen.“

[1] "All three think of the killed nanny from Mali, but none dares to talk about it loudly"

How do you pronounce Kindermädchen?

Kindermädchen

Pictures or photos of Kindermädchen

[1] Karikatur aus den Fliegenden Blättern von 1903: „Das neue Kindermädchen (athemlos nach Hauſe kommend): ‚Gnädige Frau, hatten Sie mir zwei oder drei Kinder mitgegeben?‘“

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