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Is it der, die oder das Lehm?

DER

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

The word Lehm 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.

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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 Lehm?

How does the declension of Lehm 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 Lehm die Lehme
Genitive des Lehms des Lehmes der Lehme
Dative dem Lehm dem Lehme den Lehmen
Akkusative den Lehm die Lehme

What is the meaning of Lehm in German?

Lehm is defined as:

[1] Quartz -containing, lime -free tone, the rich in iron compounds is good starting material for ceramics and bricks

[1] quarzhaltiger, kalkfreier Ton, der reich an Eisenverbindungen ist; gutes Ausgangsmaterial für Keramik und Ziegel

How to use Lehm in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Lehm with translations in English.

[1] Zur Herstellung von Mauerziegeln wurde Lehm oder Ton in rechteckige Holzformen gedrückt.

[1] For the production of wall bricks, clay or sound was pressed into rectangular wooden shapes

[1] „In der Mitte des Hofes erhebt sich ein Altar aus Lehm mit Köpfen aus Bronze und Elfenbein darauf und einem metallenen Leoparden.“

[1] "In the middle of the courtyard, an altar made of clay with heads made of bronze and ivory rises on it and a metal leopard" "

[1] „Die Wände der Stube zeigten die rohen und unbehauenen Baumstämme, deren einzige Ornamente breite Streifen von Lehm waren, welche die Zwischenräume ausfüllten.“

[1] "The walls of the parlor showed the raw and unchanged tree trunks, the only ornaments of which were wide stripes of clay, which filled out the gaps"

How do you pronounce Lehm?

Lehm

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