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Is it der, die oder das Lied?

DAS

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

The word Lied 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 Lied?

How does the declension of Lied 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 Lied die Lieder
Genitive des Liedes des Lieds der Lieder
Dative dem Lied dem Liede den Liedern
Akkusative das Lied die Lieder

What is the meaning of Lied in German?

Lied has various definitions in German:

[1] Music: sung piece of music

[1] Musik: gesungenes Musikstück

[2] Poetry: Epic piece

[2] Dichtung: episches Stück

How to use Lied in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Lied with translations in English.

[1] Lasst uns das Lied „Hänschen klein“ singen!

[1] Leave us the song "Hänschen Klein" Singing

[1] „Drei schwarze Vögel verspotten ihn mit einem Lied auf die Sinnlosigkeit alles menschlichen Tuns.“

[1] "Three black birds mock him with a song on the senselessness of all human tunes"

[1] „So hatte die Nonne eine Weile gepredigt, darauf sagte sie feierlich ein Gatha her, und dann sangen die Nonnen einige buddhistische Lieder, in denen zum Guten ermahnt wird.“

[1] "This is how the nun had preached for a while, then she solemnly said a Gatha, and then the nuns sang some Buddhist songs in which the war is warned"

[2] Das Lied der Nibelungen ist eine epische Dichtung.

[2] The song of the Nibelungen is an epic poetry

How do you pronounce Lied?

Lied
Lied (Österreich)

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