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Is it der, die oder das Lake?

DIE

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

The word Lake 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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DAS

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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 …).

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German declension of Lake?

How does the declension of Lake 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 Lake die Laken
Genitive der Lake der Laken
Dative der Lake den Laken
Akkusative die Lake die Laken

What is the meaning of Lake in German?

Lake is defined as:

[1] Solution of salt, water and possibly further spices to insert food

[1] Lösung aus Salz, Wasser und eventuell weiteren Gewürzen zum Einlegen von Lebensmitteln

How to use Lake in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Lake with translations in English.

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Lake

Is it der, die oder das Lake?

DER

The correct article in German of Lake is der. So it is der Lake! (nominative case)

The word Lake is masculine, therefore the correct article is der.

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German declension of Lake?

How does the declension of Lake 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 Lake die Laken
Genitive des Laken der Laken
Dative dem Laken den Laken
Akkusative den Laken die Laken

What is the meaning of Lake in German?

Lake is defined as:

[1] Members of the Caucasian People's Volks

[1] Angehöriger des kaukasischen Volks der Laken

How to use Lake in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Lake with translations in English.

[1] Der gebürtige Lake lebt seit vielen Jahren in Moskau.

The native of Lake has been living in Moscow for many years

How do you pronounce Lake?

Lake

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