Is it der, die oder das Mehrzahl?
DIE
The correct article in German of Mehrzahl is die. So it is die Mehrzahl! (nominative case)
The word Mehrzahl 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 Mehrzahl?
How does the declension of Mehrzahl 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 Mehrzahl | die Mehrzahlen |
| Genitive | der Mehrzahl | der Mehrzahlen |
| Dative | der Mehrzahl | den Mehrzahlen |
| Akkusative | die Mehrzahl | die Mehrzahlen |
What is the meaning of Mehrzahl in German?
Mehrzahl has various definitions in German:
[1] No plural: the larger part of a quantity
[1] kein Plural: der größere Teil einer Menge[2] Linguistics, German designation for: Plural Counter Flexion Category with the meaning "more than 1"
[2] Linguistik, deutsche Bezeichnung für: Plural; Flexionskategorie mit der Bedeutung „mehr als 1“How to use Mehrzahl in a sentence?
Example sentences in German using Mehrzahl with translations in English.
[1] Die Mehrzahl der Bürger geht immer noch zur Wahl.
[1] The majority of citizens still go to the election[1] „Es war normal, dass ich mich ihnen anschloss, da wir keinen Zugang zu den reichen Studenten hatten, der Mehrzahl unserer Kommilitonen.“
[1] "It was normal for me to join them because we had no access to the rich students, the majority of our fellow students" "[1] „Andererseits kommt bei der Mehrzahl der Menschen davon zu wenig an.“
[1] "On the other hand, the majority of people get too little of it"[1] „So verwundert es nicht, dass die Mehrzahl der von Roma geschriebenen literarischen Werke entweder Autobiographien sind oder autobiographische Züge tragen.“
[1] “It is therefore not surprising that the majority of Roma's literary works are either autobiographies or wear autobiographical features”[1] „Die anderen, welche die Mehrzahl bildeten, mochten ihn nicht, hielten ihn für aufgeblasen und kalt und überhaupt für einen unangenehmen Menschen.“
[1] "The others, which formed the majority, did not like him, thought he was inflated and cold and for an unpleasant human."[2] Das Wort „Butter“ hat keine Mehrzahl, weder „Buttern“ noch „Bütter“. Die Mehrzahl von „Auto“ ist „Autos“.
[2] The word "butter" has no majority, neither "butter" nor "Bütter" Ä The majority of "car" is "car".[2] „Für einen Drucker ist die Mehrzahl von ‚Druck‘ ‚Drucke‘, aber für einen Statiker sind es ‚Drücke‘.“
[2] "For a printer, the majority of 'pressure' are 'prints', but for a structural engineer it is 'press'" "[2] „Im Singular hat es die gleiche Form wie in der Mehrzahl.“
[2] "In the singular it has the same form as in the majority"[2] „Es gibt bestimmte und unbestimmte Artikel in Einzahl und Mehrzahl.“
[2] "There are certain and indefinite articles in a deposit and majority"How do you pronounce Mehrzahl?
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