Is it der, die oder das Minderjährige?
DIE
The correct article in German of Minderjährige is die. So it is die Minderjährige! (nominative case)
The word Minderjährige 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.
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 Minderjährige?
How does the declension of Minderjährige work in the nominative, accusative, dative and genitive cases? Here you can find all forms in the singular as well as in the plural:
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1 | Singular | Plural |
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Nominative | Minderjährige | Minderjährige |
Genitive | Minderjähriger | Minderjähriger |
Dative | Minderjähriger | Minderjährigen |
Akkusative | Minderjährige | Minderjährige |
schwache Deklination mit bestimmtem Artikel | ||
1 | Singular | Plural |
Nominativ | die Minderjährige | die Minderjährigen |
Genitiv | der Minderjährigen | der Minderjährigen |
Dativ | der Minderjährigen | den Minderjährigen |
Akkusativ | die Minderjährige | die Minderjährigen |
gemischte Deklination (mit Possessivpronomen, »kein«, …) | ||
1 | Singular | Plural |
Nominativ | eine Minderjährige | keine Minderjährigen |
Genitiv | einer Minderjährigen | keiner Minderjährigen |
Dativ | einer Minderjährigen | keinen Minderjährigen |
Akkusativ | eine Minderjährige | keine Minderjährigen |
What is the meaning of Minderjährige in German?
Minderjährige is defined as:
[1] Female person who has not yet achieved the age with whom the legal age of majority has reached
[1] weibliche Person, die das Alter, mit dem die gesetzliche Volljährigkeit eintritt, noch nicht erreicht hatHow to use Minderjährige in a sentence?
Example sentences in German using Minderjährige with translations in English.
[1] Der Bürgermeister wurde damals verdächtigt, ein Verhältnis mit einer Minderjährigen zu haben.
At that time the mayor was suspected of having a relationship with a minor[1] „Er war sexueller Handlungen mit einer Minderjährigen angeklagt, einer 11-jährigen Marokkanerin namens Aïcha.“
[1] "He was accused of sexual actions with a minor, an 11-year-old Moroccan named Aïchae"How do you pronounce Minderjährige?
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