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Is it der, die oder das Luna?

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 Luna?

How does the declension of Luna 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 m Singular f Plural
Nominative der Luna (Luna) die Luna (Luna) die Lunas
Genitive des Luna des Lunas Lunas der Luna (Luna) der Lunas
Dative dem Luna (Luna) der Luna (Luna) den Lunas
Akkusative den Luna (Luna) die Luna (Luna) die Lunas
siehe auch: Grammatik der deutschen Namen

What is the meaning of Luna in German?

Luna is defined as:

[1] Family name, last name

[1] Familienname, Nachname

How to use Luna in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Luna with translations in English.

[1] Frau Luna ist ein Genie im Verkauf.

[1] Ms. Luna is a genius in the sales

[1] Herr Luna wollte uns kein Interview geben.

[1] Mr. Luna didn't want to give us an interview

[1] Die Lunas kommen heute aus dem Knüllgebirge.

[1] The lunas come from the Knüllgebirge today

[1] Der Luna trägt nie die Schals, die die Luna ihm strickt.

[1] The Luna never wears the scarves that the Luna knits him

[1] Das kann ich dir aber sagen: „Wenn die Frau Luna kommt, geht der Herr Luna.“

[1] But I can tell you: "When the woman comes Luna, Mr. Lunae goes"

[1] Luna kommt und geht.

[1] Luna comes and goes

[1] Lunas kamen, sahen und siegten.

[1] Lunas came, saw and winning

[1] An verregneten Herbsttagen ist Familie Lunas liebste Beschäftigung das Bemalen von Hühnereiern.

On rainy autumn days, the Luna's favorite family is painting the painting of chicken eggs

[1] An verschneiten Wintertagen ist die liebste Beschäftigung von Familie Luna das Schmücken von Weihnachtsbäumen.

[1] On snowy winter days, the favorite employment of the Luna family is decorating Christmas trees

How do you pronounce Luna?

Luna

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