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Is it der, die oder das Lüge?

DIE

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

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

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 Lüge?

How does the declension of Lüge 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 Lüge die Lügen
Genitive der Lüge der Lügen
Dative der Lüge den Lügen
Akkusative die Lüge die Lügen

What is the meaning of Lüge in German?

Lüge is defined as:

[1] False statement, with which others should be deliberately deceived

[1] falsche Aussage, mit der andere bewusst getäuscht werden sollen

How to use Lüge in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Lüge with translations in English.

[1] Die Politiker in Deutschland werden vielfach beschuldigt, dass ihre Aussagen eine einzige Lüge seien.

[1] The politicians in Germany are often accused of being a lie

[1] „Phantasie und Lüge sind zweierlei.“

[1] "Imagination and lie are two -leisure"

[1] „Nun wurde ich noch strenger verhört und sah mich zu einer aalglatten Lüge gezwungen, um mein Ziel zu erreichen.“

[1] "Now I was interrogated even more strictly and saw myself forced to an eel -glatted lie to achieve my goal"

How do you pronounce Lüge?

Lüge

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