Is it der, die oder das Minarett?
DAS
The correct article in German of Minarett is das. So it is das Minarett! (nominative case)
The word Minarett is neuter, therefore the correct article is das.
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 Minarett?
How does the declension of Minarett 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 1 | Plural 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | das Minarett | die Minarette | die Minaretts |
| Genitive | des Minaretts | der Minarette | der Minaretts |
| Dative | dem Minarett | den Minaretten | den Minaretts |
| Akkusative | das Minarett | die Minarette | die Minaretts |
What is the meaning of Minarett in German?
Minarett is defined as:
[1] Religion, architecture: Tower on or at a mosque, from which Muezzin calls for prayer five times a day (and that only serves the traditional ornament in modern mosques today)
[1] Religion, Architektur: Turm an oder bei einer Moschee, von dem aus (früher) der Muezzin fünfmal täglich zum Gebet ruft (und der in modernen Moscheen heutzutage nur noch der traditionellen Zierde dient)How to use Minarett in a sentence?
Example sentences in German using Minarett with translations in English.
[1] Vom Minarett erklang der Ruf des Muezzins.
[1] The call of the MuezzinSä sounded from the minaret[1] „Wir stiegen uns aufs Dach und sahen hinunter auf Damaskus mit seinen Minaretts und seinem Moscheegekuppel, und dies war es, was wir sahen:[…]“
[1] "We got on the roof and looked down on Damascus with his minarets and his mosque dome, and this was what we saw: [...]"[1] „Vom nahen Minarett ertönt der Gesang des bärtigen Moslems, der dort Allah ehrt, und die zarten Wölkchen der Zigaretten kräuseln sich um die entschleierten Angesichter schwarzäugiger Türkinnen.“
[1] "The vocals of the bearded Muslim, who honors Allah there, sounds from the nearby minaret, and the delicate clouds of the cigarettes are curling around the compulsory faces of black -eyed Turkish inner" "[1] „Die Grüppchen der Händler vermengen sich noch mit der Halqa (dem Zuschauerkreis) inmitten der umherstreichenden, einladenden Dampfschwaden aus den Küchen; das Minarett der Kutubiya wacht standhaft über die ewige Seligkeit der Toten und das getriebene Dasein der Lebenden.“
[1] “The groups of the dealers still mix with the Halqa (the spectator circle) in the middle of the wandering, inviting vapor's waves from the kitchen spheres The minaret of the Kutubiya steadfastly wakes up over the eternal bliss of the dead and the driven existence of the living "[1] „Ein historisches Minarett in der irakischen Stadt Samarra ist nach Berichten von Augenzeugen durch eine Explosion beschädigt worden.“
[1] "A historical minaret in the Iraqi city of Samarra has been damaged by an explosion, according to eyewitnesses"[1] „Der französische Außenminister Bernard Kouchner hat sich am Montag schockiert über das Ergebnis der Schweizer Volksabstimmung zum Bau von Minaretten gezeigt. "Wenn man keine Minarette mehr bauen kann, dann bedeutet es, dass man eine Religion unterdrückt", sagte Kouchner dem Sender […].“
[1] "The French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner shocked on Monday about the result of the Swiss referendum on the construction of minarets" if you can no longer build a minarette, it means that you suppress a religion, "Kouchner told the broadcaster […]. "[1] „Die Schweizer hatten der Forderung nach einem Bauverbot für Minarette von zwei rechtspopulistischen Parteien am Sonntag mit mehr als 57 Prozent zugestimmt.“
[1] "The Swiss had the demand for a construction ban on minarets of two right -wing populist parties on Sunday with more than 57 percent"[1] „Entscheidungen wie der Schweizer Volksentscheid gegen den Bau neuer Minarette schürten eine krankhafte Furcht vor dem Islam und Vorurteile gegen Fremde in Europa, zitierte die amtliche Nachrichtenagentur IRNA das Außenministerium in Teheran.“
[1] "Decisions such as the Swiss referendum against the construction of new minarets fueled a pathological fear of Islam and prejudices against strangers in Europe, the official news agency Irna quoted the Foreign Ministry in Tehranä" "How do you pronounce Minarett?
Pictures or photos of Minarett
![[1] das weltberühmte spiralförmige Minarett der Großen Moschee von Samarra, Irak](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2b/Samara_spiralovity_minaret_rijen1973.jpg/220px-Samara_spiralovity_minaret_rijen1973.jpg)
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