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Is it der, die oder das Minotaur?

DER

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

The word Minotaur is masculine, therefore the correct article is der.

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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Gegenzug

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 Minotaur?

How does the declension of Minotaur 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 der Minotaur die Minotauren
Genitive des Minotaur der Minotauren
Dative dem Minotaur den Minotauren
Akkusative den Minotaur die Minotauren

What is the meaning of Minotaur in German?

Minotaur is defined as:

[1] Greek mythology: mixed creatures with a human body and bull's head

[1] griechische Mythologie: Mischwesen mit menschlichem Körper und Stierkopf

How to use Minotaur in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Minotaur with translations in English.

Der Mythos des Minotaurs besagt, dass er ein halb Mensch, halb Stier-Wesen war, das in einem Labyrinth auf der Insel Kreta gefangen gehalten wurde.

The myth of the Minotaur says that he was a half human, half bull, which was held in a labyrinth on the island of Crete

How do you pronounce Minotaur?

Minotaur

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