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Is it der, die oder das Maske?

DIE

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

The word Maske 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 Maske?

How does the declension of Maske 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 Maske die Masken
Genitive der Maske der Masken
Dative der Maske den Masken
Akkusative die Maske die Masken

What is the meaning of Maske in German?

Maske has various definitions in German:

[1] Object to covering or protection

[1] Gegenstand zur Verhüllung oder zum Schutz

[2] Characteristic structures on heads of animals

[2] charakteristische Strukturen auf Köpfen von Tieren

[3] Input form on the computer

[3] Eingabeformular im Computer

[4] Cosmetics applied to the face to tighten the skin

[4] zur Straffung der Haut auf das Gesicht aufgetragene Kosmetik

[5] Plaster of the head of a dead person

[5] Gipsabguss des Kopfes eines Toten

[6] Masked or disguised person

[6] maskierte beziehungsweise verkleidete Person

How to use Maske in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Maske with translations in English.

[1] Der Räuber trug eine Maske.

[1] The robber wore a mask

[1] „In der letzten Zeit hat sie die Maske ganz fallen lassen.“

[1] "In recent times she has dropped the mask completely"

[1] „Als er eines Tages auf einen Maskenball gehen wollte, fragte er einen seiner Freunde, welche Maske er wählen solle, um nicht erkannt zu werden.“

[1] "When one day he wanted to go to a masked ball, he asked one of his friends which mask to choose not to be recognized"

[1] „Ich trug damals eine Maske, und ihre Kapuze leistete ihr den gleichen Dienst.“

[1] "I was wearing a mask at the time, and her hood made her the same service"

[2] „Das erwachsene Tier trug die dunkle Maske schon den ganzen Sommer. Vermutlich stammt sie vom Wühlen in den Eingeweiden erlegter Moschusochsen.“

[2] "The adult animal wore the dark mask all the summer.

[4] Nachdem sie ihre Maske aufgetragen hatte, sah sie aus wie ein Alien.

[4] After applying her mask, she looked like an aliena

[4] „In der Maske auf meinem Gesicht hatten sich schon kleine Risse gebildet.“

[4] "In the mask on my face, small cracks had already formed"

[5] In Museen findet man oft Masken berühmter Leute.

[5] In museums you can often find masks of famous people

[6] Man darf nicht alles glauben, was einem eine Maske im Karneval erzählt.

[6] You shouldn't believe everything that a mask tells you in the carnival

How do you pronounce Maske?

Maske

Pictures or photos of Maske

[1] Hansele-Maske
[1] Hansele-Maske
[6] Zwei Masken im venezianischen Karneval
[6] Zwei Masken im venezianischen Karneval

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