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Is it der, die oder das Martinshorn?

DAS

The correct article in German of Martinshorn is das. So it is das Martinshorn! (nominative case)

The word Martinshorn is neuter, therefore the correct article is das.

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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 Martinshorn?

How does the declension of Martinshorn 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 Martinshorn die Martinshörner
Genitive des Martinshornes des Martinshorns der Martinshörner
Dative dem Martinshorn dem Martinshorne den Martinshörnern
Akkusative das Martinshorn die Martinshörner

What is the meaning of Martinshorn in German?

Martinshorn is defined as:

[1] In the Federal Republic of the Federal Republic, an acoustic warning device on the police, the fire brigade and other assistants' vehicles and other aiders

[1] in der Bundesrepublik gebräuchlicher Ausdruck für das Folgetonhorn, eine akustische Warnvorrichtung an den Fahrzeugen der Polizei, der Feuerwehr und anderen Hilfskräften

How to use Martinshorn in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Martinshorn with translations in English.

[1] Der Einsatz des Martinshorns während der Fahrt ist genau geregelt.

[1] The use of the Martinshorn while driving is precisely regulated

[1] Der Krankenwagen raste mit Blaulicht und Martinshorn durch die Stadt, um den Verletzten noch rechtzeitig ins Krankenhaus zu bringen.

[1] The ambulance raced through the city with flashing lights and Martinshorn to take the injured to the hospital in time

[1] „Das Martinshorn vom Vortag hatte ihr den Rest gegeben.“

[1] "The Martinshorn from the previous day had given her the rest"

[1] „Kurz darauf klingelte das Telefon und er bekam die Adresse eines Krankenhauses genannt, rief sie dem Fahrer zu, der das Martinshorn aufheulen ließ und den Motor startete.“

[1] "Shortly afterwards the phone rang and he was given the address of a hospital, called it to the driver who let the Martinshorn cry and started the engine"

How do you pronounce Martinshorn?

Martinshorn

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