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Is it der, die oder das Minusgrad?

DER

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

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

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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 …).

German declension of Minusgrad?

How does the declension of Minusgrad 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 Minusgrad die Minusgrade
Genitive des Minusgrades des Minusgrads der Minusgrade
Dative dem Minusgrad dem Minusgrade den Minusgraden
Akkusative den Minusgrad die Minusgrade

What is the meaning of Minusgrad in German?

Minusgrad is defined as:

[1] degree below freezing (0 ° C)

[1] Grad unter dem Gefrierpunkt (0 °C)

How to use Minusgrad in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Minusgrad with translations in English.

[1] Das Wasser des Baches gefror bei den langanhaltenden Minusgraden.

[1] The water of the stream frozen in the long -lasting minus degree

[1] „Es war erst halb acht, und die Sonne stand nicht besonders hoch am diesigen Himmel, aber dennoch fühlte sich die Kleidung sofort schwer an, und der Körper hatte Mühe, sich nach zehn Stunden von ein paar Minusgraden in Kopenhagen auf dreißig Plusgrade umzustellen.“

[1] “It was only half past nine, and the sun was not particularly high in the haky, but the clothes immediately felt difficult, and the body troubled to after ten hours of a few freezing degrees in Copenhagen to thirty plus degrees to change "

[1] „Auch im Winter bei Minusgraden dürfen Energieversorger weiter den Strom abklemmen.“

[1] "Even in winter with minus degrees, energy suppliers may continue to shut down the electricity"

How do you pronounce Minusgrad?

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