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Is it der, die oder das Maid?

DIE

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

The word Maid 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 Maid?

How does the declension of Maid 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 Maid die Maiden
Genitive der Maid der Maiden
Dative der Maid den Maiden
Akkusative die Maid die Maiden

What is the meaning of Maid in German?

Maid is defined as:

[1] Octed, poetic, old -fashioned: young, unmarried woman

[1] veraltet, dichterisch, altertümelnd: junge, unverheiratete Frau

How to use Maid in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Maid with translations in English.

[1] „Na, wie gesagt, – wenn er einer Maid tief ins Auge sah, so vergaß sie das nun und nimmermehr, sondern folgte ihm in Gedanken, wo er ging und stand, und welkte hin vor Gram.“

[1] "Well, as I said, when he looked a maid deep in the eye, she forgot it and never, but followed him in his thoughts where he went and stood, and warm to Gramä"

How do you pronounce Maid?

Maid

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