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Is it der, die oder das Millimeter?

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DAS

The correct article in German of Millimeter is der or das. So it is der or das Millimeter! (nominative case)

The word Millimeter is masculine or neuter, therefore the correct article is der or das.

In southern Germany and Switzerland predominates "the millimeter", subject -language "the millimeter"

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 Millimeter?

How does the declension of Millimeter 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 1 Singular 2 Plural
Nominative der Millimeter das Millimeter die Millimeter
Genitive des Millimeters des Millimeters der Millimeter
Dative dem Millimeter dem Millimeter den Millimetern
Akkusative den Millimeter das Millimeter die Millimeter

What is the meaning of Millimeter in German?

Millimeter is defined as:

[1] A thousandth meter

[1] ein tausendstel Meter

How to use Millimeter in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Millimeter with translations in English.

[1] Tausend Millimeter sind 1 Meter.

[1] A thousand millimeters are 1 meter

How do you pronounce Millimeter?

Millimeter
Millimeter (Österreich)

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