Is it der, die oder das Limit?
DAS
The correct article in German of Limit is das. So it is das Limit! (nominative case)
The word Limit 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.
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 Limit?
How does the declension of Limit 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 1 | Plural 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | das Limit | die Limits | die Limite |
| Genitive | des Limits | der Limits | der Limite |
| Dative | dem Limit | den Limits | den Limiten |
| Akkusative | das Limit | die Limits | die Limite |
What is the meaning of Limit in German?
Limit is defined as:
[1] defined value that may not be exceeded
[1] festgelegter Wert, der nicht überschritten werden darf oder kannHow to use Limit in a sentence?
Example sentences in German using Limit with translations in English.
[1] Als sie den Vortrag hielt musste sie auf die Zeit achten, da ihr ein Limit gesetzt wurde.
[1] When she gave the lecture, she had to pay attention to the time because she was set a limit[1] „Die Studie scheint tatsächlich ein natürliches Limit für die menschliche Existenz aufzuzeigen.“
[1] "The study actually seems to be a natural limit for human existence"[1] „Sie hatte sich selbst zwei Stunden als Limit gesetzt, dann verließ sie sein Bett.“
[1] "She had set herself as a limit for two hours, then she left his bed."How do you pronounce Limit?
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