Is it der, die oder das Mensch?
DER
The correct article in German of Mensch is der. So it is der Mensch! (nominative case)
The word Mensch is masculine, therefore the correct article is der.
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 …).
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German declension of Mensch?
How does the declension of Mensch 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 | der Mensch | die Menschen |
| Genitive | des Menschen | der Menschen |
| Dative | dem Menschen | den Menschen |
| Akkusative | den Menschen | die Menschen |
What is the meaning of Mensch in German?
Mensch has various definitions in German:
[1] Living beings; Species belonging to the class of mammals, which are characterized by the following special characteristics: upright gait, language, inventiveness, thinking ahead and imitation
[1] Lebewesen; Spezies, der Klasse der Säugetiere angehörend, die sich durch folgende besondere Eigenschaften auszeichnet: aufrechter Gang, Sprache, Erfindertum, Vorausdenken und Nachahmung[2] [1] as a single individual
[2] [1] als einzelnes IndividuumHow to use Mensch in a sentence?
Example sentences in German using Mensch with translations in English.
[1] "Was für ein grobes Tier ist der Mensch! Alles / was die Natur gutes tut entstellt er, / sie macht eine Sache einfach und rein / und er mit seinen Händen wandelt sie um."[2] (Original vec: "Gran bestia che xe l’omo! Lu defforma / tutto quel che de ben fa la natura, / ella una cossa fa semplice, e pura, / e lu colle so man el la trasforma.")
[1] "What kind of rough animal is a human being - everything / what nature does good he disfigures, / it makes a thing simple and pure / and he transforms it with his hands" [2] (Original vec:[1] „Beim Stierkampf (Corrida), dem in südlichen Ländern häufig noch Kultcharakter zukommt und der dort als hohe Kunst betrieben wird, stehen sich Mensch und Tier in einem gefährlichen Zweikampf gegenüber.“[3]
[1] "In bullfighting (Corrida), which is often cult in southern countries and which is practiced there as a high art, humans and animals face each other in a dangerous duel." [3][1] „Daß Mensch und Natur sehr wohl miteinander auskommen können, haben die sächsischen Freikletterer seit über 130 Jahren bewiesen.“[4]
[1] "The Saxon free climbers have proven for over 130 years that people and nature can get along well with each other ." [4][1] Der Unterschied zwischen Gorilla und Mensch beträgt gerade mal drei Prozent ihres Erbguts.
[1] The difference between gorillas and humans is just three percent of their genetic make-up .[1] „Die modernen Menschen entwickelten in der oberen Altsteinzeit mehrere aufeinanderfolgende Kulturen.“[5]
[1] "In the Upper Paleolithic, modern humans developed several successive cultures." [5][1] „Der Mensch ist frei, und keiner sollte mehr in Ketten geboren werden.“[6]
[1] “Man is free, and no one should be born in chains” [6][2] Das glaubt mir kein Mensch!
[2] Nobody believes me[2] Die UN warnen vor einer Hungersnot im Bürgerkriegsland Südsudan. Mehr als eine Million Menschen sind auf der Flucht und konnten ihre Felder nicht bestellen.[7]
[2] The UN is warning of famine in the civil war country of South Sudan. More than a million people are on the run and could not till their fields. [7][2] „Alkohol ist zwar für die Gesundheit des Menschen schädlich, für viele Krankheitserreger ist er dagegen absolut tödlich.“[8]
[2] "Alcohol is harmful to human health, but for many pathogens it is absolutely deadly." [8][2] „Es kam ihm vor, als reisten in der U-Bahn genauso viele Menschen wie Pudel.“[9]
[2] "It seemed to him as if as many people were traveling in the subway as poodles” [9][2] „Wohl waren noch Menschen in der Stadt, wohl war etwa ein Fünfzigstel der früheren Einwohnerzahl noch da, aber die Stadt war verödet.“[10]
[2] “There were still people in the city, about a fiftieth of the previous population was still there, but the city was deserted” [10]
Is it der, die oder das Mensch?
DAS
The correct article in German of Mensch is das. So it is das Mensch! (nominative case)
The word Mensch is neuter, therefore the correct article is das.
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German declension of Mensch?
How does the declension of Mensch 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 Mensch | die Menscher |
| Genitive | des Menschs des Mensches | der Menscher |
| Dative | dem Mensch dem Mensche | den Menschern |
| Akkusative | das Mensch | die Menscher |
What is the meaning of Mensch in German?
Mensch is defined as:
[1] Bavarian, Franconian, Hohenlohe, Austrian and Saxon, often derogatory for: young woman, maid or virgin
[1] bairisch, fränkisch, hohenlohisch, österreichisch und sächsisch, oft abwertend für: junge Frau, Magd oder JungfrauHow to use Mensch in a sentence?
Example sentences in German using Mensch with translations in English.
[1] Das Mensch geht mir auf die Nerven.
[1] People get on my nerves.How do you pronounce Mensch?
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