Is it der, die oder das Liebling?
DER
The correct article in German of Liebling is der. So it is der Liebling! (nominative case)
The word Liebling 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.
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 Liebling?
How does the declension of Liebling 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 Liebling | die Lieblinge |
| Genitive | des Lieblings | der Lieblinge |
| Dative | dem Liebling | den Lieblingen |
| Akkusative | den Liebling | die Lieblinge |
What is the meaning of Liebling in German?
Liebling has various definitions in German:
[1] Kosen name and salutation for a loved one, but also for a certain, particularly loved one
[1] Kosename und Anrede für einen geliebten Menschen, aber auch für ein bestimmtes, besonders geliebtes Tier[2] an estimated, popular person
[2] eine geschätzte, beliebte Person[3] One of influential institutions, institutions, persons or the like
[3] eine von einflussreichen Instanzen, Institutionen, Personen oder Ähnlichem bevorzugte PersonHow to use Liebling in a sentence?
Example sentences in German using Liebling with translations in English.
[1] Komm Liebling, sei mein Liebling.
[1] Come darling, be my darling[1] Liebling, mein Herz läßt dich grüßen!
[1] Darling, my heart greetings[1] Manche Hundebesitzer ziehen ihrem Liebling Stiefelchen und Regencape über.
[1] Some dog owners pull their darling boots and rain cape[2] Liebt denn die Lieblingin aller Männer auch nur genau den Liebling aller Fraun?
[2] Loves the darling of all men even just the darling of all frauna people[2] Der strohblonde Schauspieler ist der Liebling des Publikums.
[2] The straw blonde actor is the darling of the audience[2] Auf dem Höhepunkt ihrer Karriere war sie der Liebling der Nation.
[2] At the peak of her career, she was the favorite of the Nation[2] Das Walrossbaby war der Liebling aller Besucher.
[2] The Walrossbaby was the darling of all visitors[3] Jetzt gilt es, auch die Lieblinge des gestürzten Diktators zu beseitigen!
[3] Now it is also important to eliminate the darlings of the fallen dictator to[3] Man sagte über ihn, er sei ein Liebling des Kaisers.
[3] It was said about him that he was a darling of the KaiseräHow do you pronounce Liebling?
The content on this page is provided by Wiktionary.org and available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License.