Is it der, die oder das Leute?

People is also the plural of the word, which is considered scenic

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 Leute?

How does the declension of Leute 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 Leute
Genitive	—	der Leute
Dative	—	den Leuten
Akkusative	—	die Leute

What is the meaning of Leute in German?

Leute has various definitions in German:

[1] A group of people, mostly indefinite, but also a certain number

[1] eine Gruppe von Personen, Menschen meist unbestimmter, aber auch bestimmter Anzahl

[2] Collective: The people in general, ordinary people

[2] Kollektivum: die Menschen im Allgemeinen, gewöhnliche Menschen

[3] East German, collective, outdated: a salutation among young people or other people of the same age or position

[3] ostdeutsch, Kollektivum, veraltend: eine Anrede unter Jugendlichen oder anderen Personen gleichen Alters oder Stellung

[4] colloquially: people who belong to the inner circle of the family, clan

[4] umgangssprachlich: Menschen, die zum inneren Kreis der Familie, Sippe gehören

How to use Leute in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Leute with translations in English.

[1] Viele Leute warten auf den Bus.

[1] Many people are waiting for the bus

[1] Drei Leute sind zu viel.

[1] Three people are too many

[1] „Mit solchen Scheesen waren die Leute in Opas Jugend auf der Straße rumgegurkt.“

[1] "With such Scheaesen, people in Grandpa's youth were urged on the street"

[1] „Die Leute mit Arbeit hatten ihre Löhne bekommen und sie in ihren Großfamilien verteilt.“

[1] "People with work had got their wages and distributed them in their large families"

[2] Mich interessiert nicht, was die Leute sagen.

[2] I am not interested in what people say

[2] „Manche Leute verneigen / Sich gern vor Leuten, die ernsten Gesichts / Langdauernd schweigen.“

[2] "Some people like / like to in front of people, the serious face / long -time silent"

[2] ironisch: Die Menschen sind gut, aber die Leute sind schlecht.

[2] ironic: people are good, but people are bad

[3] Leute, Leute, so geht das nicht.

[3] People, guys, that's not how it works

[4] Was, du bringst deine Leute auch zum Geburtstag mit?

[4] What, you also bring your people to their birthday

How do you pronounce Leute?

Leute (Österreich)

Leute

Leute (Österreich)

Pictures or photos of Leute

[1] Leute bei einer Veranstaltung

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