Is it der, die oder das Lawine?
DIE
The correct article in German of Lawine is die. So it is die Lawine! (nominative case)
The word Lawine 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.
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 Lawine?
How does the declension of Lawine 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 Lawine | die Lawinen |
| Genitive | der Lawine | der Lawinen |
| Dative | der Lawine | den Lawinen |
| Akkusative | die Lawine | die Lawinen |
What is the meaning of Lawine in German?
Lawine has various definitions in German:
[1] Von mountains into the valley sliding or falling large masses of ice or snow
[1] von Bergen ins Tal gleitende oder stürzende große Massen von Eis oder Schnee[2] Slip on slopes such as mud or rubble
[2] an Hängen abrutschende Materialien wie Schlamm oder Geröll[3] transferred: a large amount
[3] übertragen: eine große MengeHow to use Lawine in a sentence?
Example sentences in German using Lawine with translations in English.
[1] Beinahe jedes Jahr fallen Skitouristen einer Lawine zum Opfer.
[1] Almost every year ski tourists fall to an avalanche[1] Am Écrins-Massiv hat eine Lawine sieben Menschen in den Tod gerissen.
[1] At the Écrins massif, an avalanche has seven people to death[1] „1772 zerstörte eine Lawine einen Teil der Kathedrale und ein Treppenhaus, das sich möglicherweise in einem Turm befand.“
[1] "In 1772, an avalanche destroyed part of the cathedral and a stairwell that may be located in a tower"[1] „Die Flucht vor der Qual der Sinnlosigkeit des täglichen Lebens führt in die menschenfeindlichsten Landschaften der Erde, in das vegetationslose Hochgebirge mit seinem ewigen Eis und Schnee, seinen unsichtbaren Gletscherspalten, seinen abweisenden Wänden und Graten, seinen gefährlichen Steinschlägen und Lawinen, seiner mörderischen Kälte und Hitze, seinen Stürmen und Wetterschlägen.“
[1] ““ The escape from the quality of the senselessness of everyday life leads into the most misanthropic landscapes of the earth, into the vegetationless high mountains with its eternal ice and snow, its invisible glacier columns, its repellent walls and ridges, its dangerous stone strokes and avalanches, his murderous cold and heat, its storms and weather chips "[1] „Immer hatte ich mich in Tsunamis, Lawinen oder Waldbränden als Überlebender imaginiert.“
[1] "I always had myself in tsunamis, avalanches or forest fires as survivors"[2] Eine Lawine aus Schlamm rollte zu Tal.
[2] An avalanche made of mud rolled to Talä[3] Die Heiratsanzeige führte zu einer Lawine von Zuschriften.
[3] The marriage advertisement led to an avalanche of SetterseHow do you pronounce Lawine?
Pictures or photos of Lawine
![[1] eine Lawine](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/98/Lawine.jpg/220px-Lawine.jpg)
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