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Is it der, die oder das Letter?

DIE

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

The word Letter 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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DIE

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 Letter?

How does the declension of Letter 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 Letter die Lettern
Genitive der Letter der Lettern
Dative der Letter den Lettern
Akkusative die Letter die Lettern

What is the meaning of Letter in German?

Letter has various definitions in German:

[1] Rare: letter

[1] selten: Buchstabe

[2] characters in the form of a print letter

[2] Schriftzeichen in der Form eines Druckbuchstabens

[3] Print type used when a text is set

[3] Drucktype, die beim Setzen eines Textes verwendet wird

How to use Letter in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Letter with translations in English.

[1] „Haupt und Schultern des Granitsteins sind mit Moos und Spinnweben überzogen, die mal goldfarben gewesenen Lettern sind grün geworden; das Grab wirkt ausgesprochen verwahrlost.“

[1] "Head and shoulders of the granite stone are covered with moss and cobwebs, the letters that have been gold -colored are green.

[2] „Am 15. September 1999 hatte das Parlament der Republik an der Wolga die Einführung lateinischer Lettern für die tatarische Sprache beschlossen, wie es bereits von 1927 bis 1935 der Fall war. “

[2] “On September 15, 1999, the Parliament of the Republic on the Volga decided to introduce Latin letters for the Tatar language, as was the case from 1927 to 1935. "

[2] „Erst bei genauem Hinsehen offenbart sich, dass die Lettern keiner bekannten Schrift und Sprache zuzuordnen sind.“

[2] "Only when you look closely reveals that the letters are not assigned to any known font and language"

[2] „Eine dieser Anzeigen war mit großen Lettern und in großem Formate gedruckt.“

[2] "One of these ads was with large letters and printed in large formats"

[3] „Bis 1872 nehmen die Setzer ihre Typen (Lettern) stets aus Kästen und stellen sie in Winkelhaken zu Zeilen zusammen.“

[3] "Until 1872, the typesetters always take their types (letters) out of boxes and put them together in corner hooks into lines"

[3] „Gutenbergs Erfindung der beweglichen Lettern, die er durch eine für die damalige Zeit sehr fortschrittliche Drucktechnik komplettierte, war ein kommerzielles Unternehmen, das ungeahnte Auswirkungen auf die weitere Entwicklung des Geisteslebens haben sollte.“

[3] "Gutenberg's invention of the movable letters, which he completed through a printing technique that was very advanced at the time, was a commercial company that should have an unexpected effect on the further development of intellectual life"

[3] „Johannes Gutenberg, der Erfinder des Buchdrucks mit beweglichen Lettern, nahm für seinen Bibeldruck (1452-1455) die Textura, die er nach handschriftlichem Vorbild in Lettern goß (…).“

[3] "Johannes Gutenberg, the inventor of the book pressure with movable letters, took the textura for his Bible printing (1452-1455), which he grated according to the handwritten model in letters (...) Ä"
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Letter

Is it der, die oder das Letter?

DAS

The correct article in German of Letter is das. So it is das Letter! (nominative case)

The word Letter is neuter, therefore the correct article is das.

The article is needed if "Letter" in a certain quality, at a certain time or period as a subject or object in the sentence, is otherwise, i.e. usually, no article is used.

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German declension of Letter?

How does the declension of Letter 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) Letter
Genitive (des Letter) (des Letters) Letters
Dative (dem) Letter
Akkusative (das) Letter

What is the meaning of Letter in German?

Letter is defined as:

[1] District of the Lower Saxon City of Seelze

[1] Stadtteil der niedersächsischen Stadt Seelze

How to use Letter in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Letter with translations in English.

[1] Dieser Zug hält auch in Letter.

[1] This train also holds in Letterä

[1] Meine Eltern sind nach Letter gezogen.

[1] My parents are drawn to Letter

How do you pronounce Letter?

Letter
Letter

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