Is it der, die oder das Maul?
DAS
The correct article in German of Maul is das. So it is das Maul! (nominative case)
The word Maul 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 Maul?
How does the declension of Maul 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 Maul | die Mäuler |
Genitive | des Mauls des Maules | der Mäuler |
Dative | dem Maul dem Maule | den Mäulern |
Akkusative | das Maul | die Mäuler |
What is the meaning of Maul in German?
Maul has various definitions in German:
[1] Body opening in animals through which food is absorbed
[1] Körperöffnung bei Tieren, durch die Nahrung aufgenommen wird[2] colloquially, pejorative: the human mouth
[2] umgangssprachlich, abwertend: der menschliche MundHow to use Maul in a sentence?
Example sentences in German using Maul with translations in English.
[1] In den Mäulern einiger Tiere finden sich sehr viele Bakterien.
[1] There are many bacteria in the mouths of some animals[1] „Der Haken im Unterkiefer riß den Kopf des Haifischs hoch und hielt sein Maul über Wasser.“
[1] "The hook in the lower jaw tore up the head of the shark and kept his mouth over water"[2] „Gibt es denn Worte genug, um alle Mäuler damit zu stopfen?“
[2] "Are there any words enough to stuff die" to all mouths "[2] „Die verblüfften Hinterwäldler mit ihren zitternden Weibern und Kindern starrten ihnen mit offenen Mäulern nach.“
[2] "The amazed hind foresters with their trembling women and children stared at them with open mouths"How do you pronounce Maul?
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