Is it der, die oder das Make-up?
DAS
The correct article in German of Make-up is das. So it is das Make-up! (nominative case)
The word Make-up is neuter, therefore the correct article is das.
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.
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 Make-up?
How does the declension of Make-up 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 | das Make-up | die Make-ups |
| Genitive | des Make-ups | der Make-ups |
| Dative | dem Make-up | den Make-ups |
| Akkusative | das Make-up | die Make-ups |
What is the meaning of Make-up in German?
Make-up has various definitions in German:
[1] Use of cosmetic means to beautify the face
[1] Anwendung kosmetischer Mittel, um das Gesicht zu verschönern[2] Cosmetic means for [1]
[2] kosmetische Mittel für [1]How to use Make-up in a sentence?
Example sentences in German using Make-up with translations in English.
[1] „Sie trägt ein sehr durchsichtiges rosa Kleid, rosa Dessous, eine rosa Brille, ihr Gesicht bedeckt rosa Make-up, und sie benutzt rosa Kleenex-Tücher, um sich vorsichtig damit die rosa Haut abzutupfen.“
[1] "She wears a very transparent pink dress, pink lingerie, pink glasses, her face covers pink make-up, and she uses pink cloverhyxes to carefully dab down the pink skin"[1] „Harriet wusch ihr Gesicht mit kaltem Wasser und legte dann vor dem Spiegel etwas Make-up auf.“.
[1] "Harriet washed her face with cold water and then put some make-up in front of the mirror".[1] „Ihr Make-up ist dezent, die Kleidung stets so, daß sie unerwarteten Besuchern die Tür öffnen könnte, ohne daß es ihr peinlich sein müßte.“
[1] "Your make-up is subtle, the clothing is always so that she could open the door unexpected visitors without being embarrassing to her"[1] „Sie beschreibt ausführlich, wie Sisi sie um den Kajal gebeten hatte, weil sie ihren eigenen nicht finden konnte und nicht ohne Make-up zur Arbeit gehen wollte.“
[1] "She describes in detail how Sisi had asked her around the Kajal because she could not find her own and did not want to go to work without make-up"[2] „Sein Gesicht war mit klumpigem Make-up verschmiert und er bewegte sich so gewandt wie ein rostiger Zinnsoldat.“
[2] "His face was smeared with clumpy make-up and he moved as crazy as a rusty tin soldier"[2] „Alan hatte ihr Bedürfnis nie verstanden, sofort ein Bad zu nehmen, die Kleider zu wechseln und das Make-up abzuwaschen.“
[2] "Alan had never understood her need to take a bath immediately, to change clothes and to wash off the make-up"[2] „Die Wimpern waren so lang, daß es aussah, als hätte er Make-up benutzt.“
[2] "The eyelashes were so long that it looked as if he had used make-up"How do you pronounce Make-up?
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