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Is it der, die oder das Leu?

DER

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

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

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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 …).

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German declension of Leu?

How does the declension of Leu 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 Leu die Leuen
Genitive des Leuen der Leuen
Dative dem Leuen den Leuen
Akkusative den Leuen die Leuen

What is the meaning of Leu in German?

Leu is defined as:

[1] Poetic: lion

[1] poetisch: Löwe

How to use Leu in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Leu with translations in English.

[1] „»O, ich begreife es wohl« - antwortete der Rabbi und wehmütiger Ernst zog über seine Stirne - »ich begreife es wohl, wie der stolze Leu aus Stolz seinen fürstlichen Pelz abwirft und sich in den bunten Schuppenpanzer des Krokodils verkappt, weil es Mode ist ein greinendes, schlaues, gefräßiges Krokodil zu sein! Was sollen erst die geringeren Tiere beginnen, wenn sich der Löwe verleugnet?[…]«“

[1] "O, I understand it" - replied the rabbi and wistful Ernst Ernst pulled over his forehead - "I probably understand how the proud leu from pride is causing his princely fur and tapping into the colorful shed armor of the crocodile, Because it is fashion is a grinding, clever, voracious crocodile to being what should the lower animals start when the lion denies […] «"

Leu

Is it der, die oder das Leu?

DER

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

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

Context 2

German declension of Leu?

How does the declension of Leu 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 Leu die Lei
Genitive des Leu der Lei
Dative dem Leu den Lei
Akkusative den Leu die Lei

What is the meaning of Leu in German?

Leu is defined as:

[1] A currency unit used in Romania and Moldova

[1] eine in Rumänien und Moldawien verwendete Währungseinheit

How to use Leu in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Leu with translations in English.

[1] „Die Maßnahmen der Regierung bewirkten eine rund siebzigprozentige Abwertung des Leu innerhalb von nicht einmal zwei Monaten, einen erheblichen Anstieg der Energiepreise (Strom und Benzin) sowie der Preise für Transport- und Telekommunikationsleistungen (zwischen 50 und 500 Prozent), die in einer Art Schneeballeffekt - der nicht in allen Fällen gerechtfertigt war - die Grundnahrungsmittelpreise mitgezogen haben (Brot, Fleisch, Milchprodukte, Gemüse).“

[1] “The government's measures caused around seventy-percentage devaluation of the Leu within less than two months, a significant increase in energy prices (electricity and gasoline) as well as the prices for transport and telecommunications services (between 50 and 500 percent), which in a kind of snowball effect - which was not justified in all cases - pulled the staple food prices with them (bread, meat, dairy products, vegetables) . "

[1] „In Moldawien gilt der Leu, in Transnistrien gilt der Rubel, aber sie wollen jetzt ukrainische Währung.“

[1] "In Moldova, Leu applies, in transnistria the ruble applies, but they now want to Ukrainian currency"

[1] „Die rumänische Landeswährung Leu wirft am 1. Juli den in 15 Jahren angesammelten Inflations-Ballast ab, der mitunter bei über 300 Prozent im Jahr lag: Bei dieser Abwertung werden einfach vier Nullen gestrichen.“

[1] "The Romanian state currency Leu will throw the inflation ballast, which was accumulated in 15 years, which was sometimes over 300 percent a year: this devaluation simply deletes four zeros."

[1] „Der neuen Währung Leu (dt. Löwe), mit der sich die Rumänen vor anderthalb Jahren ausgestattet haben, ist erster Erfolg beschieden, sie ist stabil, die Inflationsrate sinkt laufend.“

[1] "The new currency Leu (DTE Löwe), with which the Romanians equipped themselves a year and a half ago, is first success, it is stable, the inflation rate is constantly falling."

How do you pronounce Leu?

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Pictures or photos of Leu

[1] Vorder- und Rückseite einer moldawischen Ein-Leu-Banknote
[1] Vorder- und Rückseite einer moldawischen Ein-Leu-Banknote
[1] Vorderseite einer rumänischen Fünfhundert-Lei-Banknote
[1] Vorderseite einer rumänischen Fünfhundert-Lei-Banknote

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