Is it der, die oder das Miniatur?
DIE
The correct article in German of Miniatur is die. So it is die Miniatur! (nominative case)
The word Miniatur 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 Miniatur?
How does the declension of Miniatur 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 Miniatur | die Miniaturen |
Genitive | der Miniatur | der Miniaturen |
Dative | der Miniatur | den Miniaturen |
Akkusative | die Miniatur | die Miniaturen |
What is the meaning of Miniatur in German?
Miniatur has various definitions in German:
[1] Art: Small picture
[1] Kunst: kleines Bild[2] colloquially, short for: miniature model, figure or replica on a small scale
[2] umgangssprachlich, kurz für: Miniaturmodell, Figur oder Nachbau in kleinem Maßstab[3] decorated letters in old manuscripts
[3] verzierte Buchstaben in alten HandschriftenHow to use Miniatur in a sentence?
Example sentences in German using Miniatur with translations in English.
[1] In der Ausstellung werden auch Miniaturen aus der blauen Phase gezeigt.
[1] Miniatures from the blue phase are also shown in the exhibition[1] „Darüber hinaus galt er als talentierter Kalligraph, er legte Gärten an, malte Miniaturen und philosophierte über den Sufismus.“
[1] "In addition, he was considered a talented calligraph, he created gardens, painted miniatures and philosophized about the Sufism" "[2] Die Miniatur stellt eine Frau und einen Mann beim Tanzen dar.
[2] The miniature represents a woman and a man dancing[2] Man hat die ganze Stadt in Miniatur nachgebaut.
[2] The whole city has been replicated in miniature[3] Die Bibel hatte herrliche Miniaturen vorzuweisen.
[3] The Bible had wonderful miniaturesHow do you pronounce Miniatur?
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