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Is it der, die oder das Major?

DER

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

The word Major 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 Major?

How does the declension of Major 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 Major die Majore
Genitive des Majors der Majore
Dative dem Major den Majoren
Akkusative den Major die Majore

What is the meaning of Major in German?

Major has various definitions in German:

[1] Army, Air Force: Staff Officer Service between the Colonel Hauptman and Lieutenant Colonel

[1] Heer, Luftwaffe: Stabsoffiziersdienstgrad zwischen dem Stabshauptmann und Oberstleutnant

[2] Officer who holds the rank of a major

[2] Offizier, der den Dienstgrad eines Majors innehat

How to use Major in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Major with translations in English.

[1] „Der Major gehört der Dienstgradgruppe der Stabsoffiziere an, deren niedrigster Dienstgrad er ist.“

[1] "The major belongs to the rank group of staff officers whose lowest rank he is"

[2] Der Major befahl ihm, zehn Liegestütze zu machen.

[2] The major ordered him to make ten pushups

[2] „Der Major, ein aktiver Offizier aus Karlsruhe, mit gutmütigem aufgeschwemmtem Trinkergesicht, sieht mich erstaunt an, ich habe den Dienstweg übersprungen, er müßte mich einsperren.“

[2] "The major, an active officer from Karlsruhe, with a good -natured upright drinking face, looks at me in astonishment, I have skipped the service, he would have to join" "

[2] „Der Major, sturzbetrunken, hatte es sich in einer Wohnung bequem gemacht, um seinen Rausch auszuschlafen.“

[2] "The major, drunk, had made it comfortable in an apartment to put out his frenzy" "

[2] „Der Major kam sehr regelmäßig ins Krankenhaus.“

[2] "The major came to the hospital very regularly"

How do you pronounce Major?

Major

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