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Is it der, die oder das Mittelschicht?

DIE

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

The word Mittelschicht 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 Mittelschicht?

How does the declension of Mittelschicht 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 Mittelschicht die Mittelschichten
Genitive der Mittelschicht der Mittelschichten
Dative der Mittelschicht den Mittelschichten
Akkusative die Mittelschicht die Mittelschichten

What is the meaning of Mittelschicht in German?

Mittelschicht has various definitions in German:

[1] General: layer that is between at least two outer layers

[1] allgemein: Schicht, die sich zwischen mindestens zwei äußeren Schichten befindet

[2] Sociology: Middle layer of society

[2] Soziologie: mittlere Schicht der Gesellschaft

How to use Mittelschicht in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Mittelschicht with translations in English.

[1] „Sie sind in der Regel 5-10 nm dick und besitzen einen charakteristischen Dreischichtenaufbau; Zwei kontrastreiche Außenschichten schließen eine kontrastärmere Mittelschicht ein.“

[1] "They are usually 5-10 nm thick and have a characteristic three-layer element two contrasting exterior layers close a more contrasting middle class" "

[1] „Bei den Gymnospermen (Nacktsamer) besitzt die Endexine eine lamelläre Struktur. Die Ektexine besteht wiederum aus einer inneren Fußschicht (foot layer) und einer äußeren kompakten Schicht, die eine granuläre oder alveoläre Mittelschicht einhüllen.“

[1] "In the case of the gymnosperms (naked), the endxin has a lamellar structure.

[1] „Diese Mittelschicht ist undurchlässig genug, um keine signifikante Menge Wasser zu enthalten.“

[1] "This middle class is impermeable enough to contain no significant amount of water"

[2] Die Mittelschicht entspricht heute weitgehend dem Bürgertum.

[2] The middle class today largely corresponds to the bourgeoisie

[2] „Die zugrunde liegenden Stammesstrukturen dominierten die bestenfalls embryonalen Ansätze einer Unternehmerschaft, Arbeiterklasse oder von Mittelschichten.“

[2] "The underlying regular structures dominated the at best embryonic approaches of an entrepreneurship, working class or from middle classes"

[2] „Überraschen mag, dass die Mittelschicht gemessen an den verfügbaren Haushaltseinkommen sogar überdurchschnittlich zugelegt hat.“

[2] "May surprise that the middle class has even increased above average measured on the available household income"

[2] „Diese Männer entstammen der winzigen schwarzen Mittelschicht, die sich in den Städten herausgebildet hatte, wurden oft in christlichen Missionsschulen unterrichtet und gründen nun mehrere politische Vereine, deren wichtigster bald die Kenya African Union wird.“

[2] "These men come from the tiny black middle class, which had developed in the cities, were often taught in Christian mission schools and are now founding several political associations whose most important ones soon become the Kenya African Union"

[2] „Die massive Geldentwertung der Reichsmark seit Beginn des Ersten Weltkrieges führte in diesen Jahren zu einer Verarmung großer Teile der deutschen Mittelschicht.“

[2] "The massive money devaluation of the Reichsmark since the beginning of the First World War has led to a impoverishment of large parts of the German middle class" during these years "

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