Is it der, die oder das Mine?

DIE

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

The word Mine 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 …).

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German declension of Mine?

How does the declension of Mine 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 Mine	die Minen
Genitive	der Mine	der Minen
Dative	der Mine	den Minen
Akkusative	die Mine	die Minen

What is the meaning of Mine in German?

Mine has various definitions in German:

[1] Bining, tunnels

[1] Bergwerk, Stollen

[2] explosive body (weapon)

[2] Sprengkörper (Waffe)

[3] Stab -shaped part of a typewriter that contains the writing material

[3] stabförmiger Teil eines Schreibgerätes, der den Schreibstoff enthält

[4] ancient Greek currency unit

[4] altgriechische Währungseinheit

[5] Ancient, especially ancient Greek weight unit

[5] antike, besonders altgriechische Gewichtseinheit

How to use Mine in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Mine with translations in English.

[1] In der Mine förderten die Arbeiter viele Tonnen Gold im Jahr.

[1] In the mine, the workers promoted many tons of gold in the century

[1] „De Beers vertrieb nicht nur die eigene Ware aus Minen in Südafrika, Botswana und Namibia, die Firma dominierte auch den Handel mit Diamanten aus anderen Ländern.“

[1] "De beers not only distributed their own goods from mines in South Africa, Botswana and Namibia, the company also dominated the trade with diamonds from other countries"

[1] „Wenn sie eine Abbaugenehmigung des abtrünnigen Generals besaßen, irrten sie tagsüber durch die Minen und feierten nachts ihr Glück im Tram.“

[1] "If they had a degradation of the renegade general, they wandered through the mines during the day and celebrated their luck in the tram at night"

[2] Plötzlich explodierte in der Nähe eine Mine.

[2] Suddenly a Minee exploded nearby

[2] „Sie behauptete, das Schiff sei von einer Mine versenkt worden, obwohl ein Unfall die Havarie verursacht hatte.“

[2] "She claimed that the ship had been sunk by a mine, even though an accident had caused an accident"

[2] „Die Gäste wurden darauf aufmerksam gemacht, dass das Gelände außerhalb der Grundstücksmauern noch nicht vollständig von Minen geräumt sei.“

[2] "The guests were drawn to the fact that the site outside the property walls did not yet fully clear up by mines"

[2] „Beide Boote warteten nun vor der Hafeneinfahrt auf Geleitschutz durch Sperrbrecher und Minenräumboote, denn die Einfahrt wurde immer wieder von feindlichen Flugzeugen oder U-Booten mit Minen belegt.“

[2] "Both boats were now waiting for a slide and mining boats before the port entrance, because the entrance was repeatedly made by enemy aircraft or submarines with mines"

[3] Seine Mine war leer, er konnte nicht weiterschreiben.

[3] His mine was empty, he couldn't continue

[4] Eine Mine entsprach bei den alten Griechen hundert Drachmen.

[4] A mine corresponded to a hundred drachmen in the ancient Greeks

[5] Das Gewicht einer Mine betrug bei den alten Griechen ungefähr 430 Gramm.

[5] The weight of a mine was about 430 grammar among the ancient Greeks

Mine

Is it der, die oder das Mine?

DIE

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

The word Mine is feminine, therefore the correct article is die.

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German declension of Mine?

How does the declension of Mine 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) Mine	die Mines
Genitive	(der Mine) Mines	der Mines
Dative	(der) Mine	den Mines
Akkusative	(die) Mine	die Mines
siehe auch: Grammatik der deutschen Namen