Is it der, die oder das Leinen?
DAS
The correct article in German of Leinen is das. So it is das Leinen! (nominative case)
The word Leinen 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.
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 Leinen?
How does the declension of Leinen 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 Leinen | die Leinen |
Genitive | des Leinens | der Leinen |
Dative | dem Leinen | den Leinen |
Akkusative | das Leinen | die Leinen |
What is the meaning of Leinen in German?
Leinen has various definitions in German:
[1] The flax fiber obtained from the flax plant
[1] die aus der Flachspflanze gewonnene Flachsfaser[2] The tissue from this fiber: as a half-linen with a share of flax fibers and as a full line, if 100 percent flax was used
[2] das Gewebe aus dieser Faser: als Halbleinen mit Anteil von Flachsfasern und als Vollleinen, falls 100-prozentig Flachs genutzt wurde[3] A type of book cover made of such fabric
[3] eine Art des Bucheinbandes aus solchem StoffHow to use Leinen in a sentence?
Example sentences in German using Leinen with translations in English.
[1] Früher bezeichnete man die Pflanze auf dem Felde als Lein und die Faser dieser Pflanze als Leinen.
[1] In the past, the plant in the field was referred to as a lein and the fiber of this plant as a linen[2] Leinen ist ein Naturstoff, der zeitlos schön, aber nicht leicht zu pflegen ist.
[2] Linen is a natural substance that is timelessly beautiful but not easy to care for[3] Möchten Sie eine in Leinen gebundene Ausgabe oder ein einfaches Hardcover?
[3] Would you like a linen edition or a simple hardco areaHow do you pronounce Leinen?
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