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Is it der, die oder das Mikrobe?

DIE

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

The word Mikrobe 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 Mikrobe?

How does the declension of Mikrobe 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 Mikrobe die Mikroben
Genitive der Mikrobe der Mikroben
Dative der Mikrobe den Mikroben
Akkusative die Mikrobe die Mikroben

What is the meaning of Mikrobe in German?

Mikrobe is defined as:

[1] mostly plural: very small living beings that can only be recognized under the microscope

[1] meist Plural: ganz kleines Lebewesen, dass nur unter dem Mikroskop erkannt werden kann

How to use Mikrobe in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Mikrobe with translations in English.

[1] „Die Atmosphäre besteht zu fast vier Fünfteln aus Stickstoff. Alle Lebewesen brauchen dieses Gas, aber nur Mikroben können es direkt aus der Luft aufnehmen.“

[1] "The atmosphere consists of almost four fifths from nitrogen. All living things need this gas, but only microbes can absorb it directly from the air."

[1] „Hätte die Erde die Größe eines Fußballs, wäre die Biosphäre nicht dicker als ein Blatt Papier. Doch in dieser Schicht befindet sich alles, was auf diesem Planeten lebt, vom höchsten Baum und größten Tier bis zu den kleinsten Mikroben.“

[1] "If the earth had the size of a football, the biosphere would not be thicker than a sheet of paper, but in this layer there is everything that lives on this planet, from the highest tree and the largest animal to the smallest microbes."

[1] „Würde eine Raumsonde zur Erde gleiten, um nach Lebewesen zu suchen, wären die ersten konkreten Lebenszeichen in einer Höhe von etwa 20 km zu finden, und zwar Mikroben, Sporen und Pollenkörner, die vom Wind dorthin befördert wurden.“

[1] "If a space probe would slide to the earth to look for living beings, the first concrete signs of life would be found at a height of about 20 km, microbes, spores and pollen grains that were transported by the wind"

[1] „In fruchtbaren Böden wimmelt es von Tieren, Pilzen und Mikroben, die tote organische Materie »recyceln«.“

[1] "In fertile soils, animals, mushrooms and microbes are teeming, the dead organic matter" recycle "Ä"

[1] „Im Boden fressen Amöben andere Mikroben wie auch Überreste größerer Lebewesen.“

[1] "In the ground, amoebas eat other microbes as well as the remains of larger living things"

How do you pronounce Mikrobe?

Mikrobe

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