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Is it der, die oder das Lust?

DIE

The correct article in German of Lust is die. So it is die Lust! (nominative case)

The word Lust is feminine, therefore the correct article is die.

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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 Lust?

How does the declension of Lust 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 die Lust die Lüste
Genitive der Lust der Lüste
Dative der Lust den Lüsten
Akkusative die Lust die Lüste

What is the meaning of Lust in German?

Lust has various definitions in German:

[1] No plural: desire, wish for something

[1] kein Plural: Verlangen, Wunsch nach etwas

[2] No plural: positive, satisfied feeling

[2] kein Plural: positives, zufriedenes Gefühl

[3] Sexual desire feeling sexual desire

[3] sexuelles Verlangen; Gefühl sexuellen Begierde

How to use Lust in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Lust with translations in English.

[1] Ich hatte zwar zunächst keine Lust, in die Schule zu gehen, aber jetzt macht es mir großen Spaß.

[1] At first I didn't feel like going to school, but now I am really fun

[1] „Bald fühlte sie sich versucht, selbst auf die Bühne zu stürzen und die Arie zu singen, welche die Sängerin gerade vortrug, bald hatte sie Lust, einem unweit von ihr sitzenden alten Herrn mit dem Fächer auf den Kopf zu tippen oder sich zu Hélène hinüberzubeugen und sie zu kitzeln.“[2]

[1] “Soon she tried to overthrow herself on the stage and sing the aria that the singer was about to do, soon she wanted to tap an old man sitting not far from her with her fan or herself on her head or herself to prevent hélène over and to tickle it “[2]

[1] „Als mir die Köchin um zehn Uhr meldete, das Souper sei angerichtet, sagte ich ihr, sie solle es wieder abtragen, denn ich hätte keine Lust zu essen.“[3]

[1] "When the cook reported to me at ten o'clock, the souper was arranged, I told her, she should remove it again, because I would not like to eat" [3]

[2] „Das Wandern ist des Müllers Lust,

[2] “Hiking is the miller lust,

das Wandern ist des Müllers Lust,

Hiking is the miller's delight,

das Wandern!

The hiking

Das muß ein schlechter Müller sein,

That must be a bad miller

dem niemals fiel das Wandern ein,

This never occurred to hiking

dem niemals fiel das Wandern ein,

This never occurred to hiking

das Wandern.

The hiking

Das Wandern, das Wandern,

Hiking, hiking,

das Wandern, das Wandern, das Wandern.“[4]

hiking, hiking, hiking ”[4]

[2] „Der gute und tugendhafte Mensch hat Lust am guten Handeln […].“[5]

[2] "The good and virtuous person has a desire to act in good action […] ." [5]

[2] „Unser Ziel war, die jungen Menschen Lust am Leben zu lehren.“[6]

[2] "Our goal was to teach young people want to teach life" [6]

[2] „Die Seele als die behauptete Einheit von Denken, Fühlen, Erfahren und Hoffen, sie hat Lust am Spiel und am Rätsel des Lebens, sie hat mehr Lust auf die Fragen des Lebens als auf Antworten.“[7]

[2] "The soul as the alleged unity of thinking, feeling, feeling, experiencing and hope that it is in the mood for playing and the riddle of life, it has more desire for the questions of life than on answers" [7]

[3] „Was haben Liebe, Lust und Leidenschaft mit Heiraten und Kinderkriegen zu tun?“[8]

[3] "What do love, pleasure and passion have with marriages and children's wars to tunes" [8]

[3] „Nie wurde er rasend vor Lust oder gab Laute von sich, die aus dem Dschungel der Tierhaftigkeit kamen.“[9]

[3] "He never became frenzied with lust or made sounds that came from the jungle of animality" [9]

[3] „Er hatte wohl keine Lust dazu.“[10]

[3] "He probably didn't feel like it" [10]

[3] „In der Nacht willfahrte sie dann allen seinen maßlosen sinnlichen Lüsten.“[11]

[3] "During the night, she would like to all of his excessive sensual Lüstenä" [11]

How do you pronounce Lust?

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