Is it der, die oder das Mehrwertsteuer?
DIE
The correct article in German of Mehrwertsteuer is die. So it is die Mehrwertsteuer! (nominative case)
The word Mehrwertsteuer 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.
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 Mehrwertsteuer?
How does the declension of Mehrwertsteuer 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 Mehrwertsteuer | die Mehrwertsteuern |
| Genitive | der Mehrwertsteuer | der Mehrwertsteuern |
| Dative | der Mehrwertsteuer | den Mehrwertsteuern |
| Akkusative | die Mehrwertsteuer | die Mehrwertsteuern |
What is the meaning of Mehrwertsteuer in German?
Mehrwertsteuer is defined as:
[1] Mostly plural: VAT that an issuing company can pass on its customer
[1] meist Plural: Umsatzsteuer, die ein leistendes Unternehmen auf seinen Kunden abwälzen darfHow to use Mehrwertsteuer in a sentence?
Example sentences in German using Mehrwertsteuer with translations in English.
[1] Die Mehrwertsteuer stellt keinen Mehrwert des gekauften Produktes dar, sondern ist die dem Unternehmen auferlegt und weiter berechnete Umsatzsteuer.
[1] VAT does not represent the purchased product, but is imposed on the company and further calculated sales tax[1] Alle Unternehmen die Mehrwertsteuer vereinnahmen, müssen diese dem Finanzamt melden und natürlich auch umgehend abführen.
[1] All companies take VAT, must report them to the tax office and of course also pay off immediately[1] Es gibt unterschiedliche Umsatzsteuersätze, so das sich die Mehrwertsteuer von Lebensmitteln oder Tabakwahren unterscheidet.
[1] There are different sales tax rates, so that the VAT of food or tobacco is differentiatedHow do you pronounce Mehrwertsteuer?
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