Is it der, die oder das Lieblingsspiel?

DAS

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

The word Lieblingsspiel 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.

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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 Lieblingsspiel?

How does the declension of Lieblingsspiel 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 Lieblingsspiel	die Lieblingsspiele
Genitive	des Lieblingsspieles des Lieblingsspiels	der Lieblingsspiele
Dative	dem Lieblingsspiel dem Lieblingsspiele	den Lieblingsspielen
Akkusative	das Lieblingsspiel	die Lieblingsspiele

What is the meaning of Lieblingsspiel in German?

Lieblingsspiel is defined as:

[1] Game that you prefer to play

[1] Spiel, das man am liebsten spielt

How to use Lieblingsspiel in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Lieblingsspiel with translations in English.

[1] Canasta ist mein Lieblingsspiel.

[1] Canasta is my favorite game

[1] „Vielleicht wäre ein alter, von den elysischen Gefilden zurückkehrender Grieche erzürnt, wenn er feststellte, wie ausgerechnet sein Lieblingsspiel entstellt worden ist.“

[1] "Perhaps an old Greek, who returned from the Elysic realms, would be angry when he found out how his favorite game was disfigured"

[1] „Und finden Sie heraus, was die Gruppe selbst tun will, - hat jemand schon kooperative Spiele gespielt und kann er ein Lieblingsspiel für Anfänger vorschlagen?“

[1] "And find out what the group wants to do - has someone already played cooperative games and can suggest a favorite game for beginners"

[1] „Für den abenteuerlustigen Jungen war die Umgebung ideal, denn sie bot ihm vielfältige Gelegenheiten und Schauplätze für sein Lieblingsspiel – Indianer und Trapper.“

[1] "The surroundings were ideal for the adventurous boy, because it offered him a variety of opportunities and locations for his favorite game - Indian and Trappere"

How do you pronounce Lieblingsspiel?

Lieblingsspiel

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