Is it der, die oder das Lump?
DER
The correct article in German of Lump is der. So it is der Lump! (nominative case)
The word Lump 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 Lump?
How does the declension of Lump 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 Lump | die Lumpen |
| Genitive | des Lumpen | der Lumpen |
| Dative | dem Lumpen | den Lumpen |
| Akkusative | den Lumpen | die Lumpen |
What is the meaning of Lump in German?
Lump is defined as:
[1] colloquially, pejorative: common person, person with a bad character
[1] umgangssprachlich, abwertend: gemeiner Mensch, Mensch mit schlechtem Charakter[a] confidential, familiar: to be deliberate deleted people
[a] vertraulich, vertraut: zu mutwilligen Streichen aufgelegter MenschHow to use Lump in a sentence?
Example sentences in German using Lump with translations in English.
[1] Du bist ein elender Lump!
[1] You are a miserable Lumpää[1] „Er wollte anständig sein, aber da sind Schufte und Strolche und Lumpen, darum will Franz Biberkopf nichts mehr sehen und hören von der Welt, und wenn er Penner wird, er versauft den letzten Pfennig von seinem Geld.“
[1] "He wanted to be decent, but there are tapping and strolche and rags, so Franz Biberkopf does not want to see anything anymore and hear from the world, and when he becomes a bum, he messes up the last penny from his money"[1] „Wenn ich mit ihr verfahren wäre wie mit Nanetta und Martina, hätte sie sich, als ich sie verließ, nicht in einem so überreizten Zustand befunden, der wohl der Hauptgrund dafür gewesen war, daß sie dem Werben dieses Lumpen nachgegeben hatte.“
[1] “If I were a procedure with her like with Nanetta and Martina, when I left her, she would not have been in such an overwhelmed state that had probably been the main reason that she had given in to advertise this rag "[1a] Wo warst du nur, du kleiner Lump?
[1a] Where were you just, you little lump dietHow do you pronounce Lump?
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