Is it der, die oder das Ladendieb?
DER
The correct article in German of Ladendieb is der. So it is der Ladendieb! (nominative case)
The word Ladendieb is masculine, therefore the correct article is der.
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 Ladendieb?
How does the declension of Ladendieb 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 Ladendieb | die Ladendiebe |
| Genitive | des Ladendiebes des Ladendiebs | der Ladendiebe |
| Dative | dem Ladendieb dem Ladendiebe | den Ladendieben |
| Akkusative | den Ladendieb | die Ladendiebe |
What is the meaning of Ladendieb in German?
Ladendieb is defined as:
[1] Person who takes on objects in a shop with the intention of improving them illegally
[1] Person, die in einem Laden Gegenstände mit der Absicht wegnimmt, sich diese widerrechtlich zuzueignenHow to use Ladendieb in a sentence?
Example sentences in German using Ladendieb with translations in English.
[1] Ein Ladendieb hat im Supermarkt vier Eier gestohlen.
[1] A shoplifter has four eggs in the supermarket[1] „Auch für mich ist der Onkel kein Ladendieb.“
[1] "For me, too, the uncle is not a shop" "[1] „Gleich drei Ladendiebe erwischte ein Ladendetektiv in einem Verbrauchermarkt in der Rosenberger Straße am Montag.“
[1] "A shop person caught three shoplifts in a consumer market on Rosenberger Straße am Montag" "How do you pronounce Ladendieb?
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