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Is it der, die oder das Miss?

DIE

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

The word Miss 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 …).

German declension of Miss?

How does the declension of Miss 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 1 Plural 2
Nominative die Miss die Misses die Missen
Genitive der Miss der Misses der Missen
Dative der Miss den Misses den Missen
Akkusative die Miss die Misses die Missen

What is the meaning of Miss in German?

Miss is defined as:

[1] In a competition in which appearance or appearance is important, a woman emerged as the winner

[1] in einem Wettbewerb, in dem es auf Aussehen oder Auftreten ankommt, als Siegerin hervorgegangene Frau

How to use Miss in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Miss with translations in English.

[1] „Angesichts der politischen Debatte stellt man sich die Frage, ob es überhaupt noch legitim ist, in Belgien auf nationaler Ebene eine Miss zu wählen.“

[1] In view of the political debate, the question arises whether it is still legitimate to choose a Miss in Belgium at the national level "

How do you pronounce Miss?

Miss

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