Is it der, die oder das Miene?

DIE

The correct article in German of Miene is die. So it is die Miene! (nominative case)

The word Miene 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.

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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 Miene?

How does the declension of Miene 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 Miene	die Mienen
Genitive	der Miene	der Mienen
Dative	der Miene	den Mienen
Akkusative	die Miene	die Mienen

What is the meaning of Miene in German?

Miene is defined as:

[1] facial features as a situational nature or mood

[1] Gesichtszüge als situativer Wesens- beziehungsweise Gemütsausdruck

[a] consciously highlighting

[a] bewusst hervorhebend

[b] (plural) unconsciously

[b] (Plural) unbewusst einsetzend

How to use Miene in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Miene with translations in English.

[1a] Ihre Miene war voller Abscheu.

[1a] Your expression was full

[1a] „Mit ihrer heiteren unschuldigen Miene, ihrer Schüchternheit und ihrer Treuherzigkeit war sie imstande, die gewiegtesten Griechen zu übertölpeln.“

[1a] "With her cheerful innocent expression, her shyness and her faithfulness, she was able to overlay the deserted Greeks"

[1b] In seinen Mienen malte sich Entsetzen.

[1b] In his faces, horror painted himself

[1b] „Sofort hellte sich seine Miene auf, und er grinste mich an.“

[1b] "His expression immediately brightened and he grinned me"

[1b] „Des Jünglings Miene verriet nun doch beträchtlichen Schrecken.“

[1b] "The youngsters now revealed considerable shridings"

[1b] „Dávilas Miene verriet Erstaunen, vielleicht sogar Verärgerung.“

[1b] "Dávila's expression revealed astonishment, maybe even anger"

[1b] „Lachmanns Miene veränderte sich.“

[1b] "Lachmann's expression changed"

[2a] Die Demonstranten machten keine Miene sich zur Wehr zu setzen.