Is it der, die oder das Mittagessen?
DAS
The correct article in German of Mittagessen is das. So it is das Mittagessen! (nominative case)
The word Mittagessen is neuter, therefore the correct article is das.
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 Mittagessen?
How does the declension of Mittagessen 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 | das Mittagessen | die Mittagessen |
| Genitive | des Mittagessens | der Mittagessen |
| Dative | dem Mittagessen | den Mittagessen |
| Akkusative | das Mittagessen | die Mittagessen |
What is the meaning of Mittagessen in German?
Mittagessen is defined as:
[1] Meal that is taken at lunchtime
[1] Mahlzeit, die zur Mittagszeit eingenommen wirdHow to use Mittagessen in a sentence?
Example sentences in German using Mittagessen with translations in English.
[1] Heute gab es Fischsuppe zum Mittagessen.
[1] Today there was fish soup for lunch[1] „Für andere Geschäfte bediente er sich der Rotunde, die ihm auf dem Wege vom Mittagessen zur Werkstatt am nächsten lag.“[1]
[1] "For other shops, he used the rotunda that he was on the way from lunch to the workshop on the next" [1][1] „Nach dem Mittagesssen wurde der Unterricht fortgesetzt.“[2]
[1] "After the Mittagesssen, the lessons continued" [2][1] „Danach lud er uns noch einen großen Kessel auf, aus dem das Mittagessen an die Gefangenen auszuteilen war.“[3]
[1] "Then he invited us a large boiler from which lunch was to be shared to the prisoners" [3][1] „Max hätte gern beim Mittagessen Gesellschaft gehabt.“[4]
[1] "Max would have liked to have had company at lunch" [4][1] „Vor dem Mittagessen mußte ich die Hände vorzeigen.“[5]
[1] "Before lunch I had to show my hands" [5]How do you pronounce Mittagessen?
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