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Is it der, die oder das Lumpen?

DER

The correct article in German of Lumpen is der. So it is der Lumpen! (nominative case)

The word Lumpen 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.

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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 Lumpen?

How does the declension of Lumpen 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 Lumpen die Lumpen
Genitive des Lumpens der Lumpen
Dative dem Lumpen den Lumpen
Akkusative den Lumpen die Lumpen

What is the meaning of Lumpen in German?

Lumpen has various definitions in German:

[1] Old, worn, dirty piece of fabric

[1] altes, verschlissenes, verschmutztes Stück Stoff

[2] shabby garment

[2] schäbiges Kleidungsstück

How to use Lumpen in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Lumpen with translations in English.

[1] „Es war eine Menage, aus Neusilber, verbogen und verrostet, aber dennoch hier auf so lächerliche Weise fehl am Platze, daß sie an einen König erinnerte, der in Lumpen gehüllt ins Exil unter Barbaren verbannt ist, und die Erhabenheit ihres früheren Ranges erwartete sogar in ihrer Erniedrigung noch Achtung.“

[1] “It was a menage, bent and rusted from neusilbers, but still in such a ridiculous way that she was reminiscent of a king that is banned into exile under barbarians in rags, and the grandeur of her earlier Ranges even expected to be a Attention in her humiliation ”

[2] Man erkennt ihn kaum wieder: Er läuft nur noch in Lumpen herum.

[2] You can hardly recognize him: he only runs around in rags

[2] „Benjamin selbst nennt sie das Glück seines Lebens, aber die Familie geht in Lumpen, und wie lieblos Selde ihren heimkehrenden Mann empfängt, haben wir breits gesehen.“

[2] "Benjamin herself calls her the happiness of his life, but the family goes into rags, and how lovelessly Selde welcomes her returning husband, we saw broadly"

[2] „Sollte ich um meine Lumpen bangen, wenn diese lebendigen Schätze meiner Begehrlichkeit nicht mißtrauten?“

[2] "Should I worry about my rags if these living treasures of my desire do not suspect"

How do you pronounce Lumpen?

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