Is it der, die oder das Mehrkosten?
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 Mehrkosten?
How does the declension of Mehrkosten 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 Mehrkosten |
| Genitive | — | der Mehrkosten |
| Dative | — | den Mehrkosten |
| Akkusative | — | die Mehrkosten |
What is the meaning of Mehrkosten in German?
Mehrkosten is defined as:
[1] Costs that arise additional
[1] Kosten, die zusätzlich entstehenHow to use Mehrkosten in a sentence?
Example sentences in German using Mehrkosten with translations in English.
[1] „Mehrkosten entstanden aber auch durch nachträgliche Planänderungen.“
[1] "However, additional costs were also incurred by subsequent change of plan" "[1] Unternehmen drohen infolge des Brexits gewaltige Mehrkosten.
[1] Company threatens huge additional cost due to the Brexit[1] „Zur Reduzierung von Luftschadstoffen können sich Verkehrsbetriebe in Deutschland beim Kauf von sechs oder mehr Elektrobussen bis zu 80 Prozent der Mehrkosten vom Staat bezahlen lassen.“
[1] "In order to reduce air pollutants, transport companies in Germany can have up to 80 percent of the additional costs from the state when buying six or more electric buses"How do you pronounce Mehrkosten?
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