Is it der, die oder das Mitternacht?
DIE
The correct article in German of Mitternacht is die. So it is die Mitternacht! (nominative case)
The word Mitternacht 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.
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 Mitternacht?
How does the declension of Mitternacht 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 Mitternacht | die Mitternächte |
| Genitive | der Mitternacht | der Mitternächte |
| Dative | der Mitternacht | den Mitternächten |
| Akkusative | die Mitternacht | die Mitternächte |
What is the meaning of Mitternacht in German?
Mitternacht is defined as:
[1] Time 24 o'clock
[1] der Zeitpunkt 24 UhrHow to use Mitternacht in a sentence?
Example sentences in German using Mitternacht with translations in English.
[1] Man kann nicht jeden Tag um Mitternacht ins Bett gehen.
[1] You can not go to bed every day at midnight[1] „Gegen Mitternacht, als seine Wange noch dicker geworden war und jede Bewegung an jeder Stelle seines Körpers weh tat, wurde ihm klar, daß der Barbier den falschen Zahn gezogen hatte.“[2]
[1] "At midnight, when his cheek had become even thicker and every movement hurt at every point of his body, he realized that the barber had pulled the wrong tooth at" [2][1] „Sie saß am Rand seines Bettes, sie war nackt, gestern um eins nach Mitternacht war sie viel zu müde gewesen, um noch in die Pyjamas zu schlüpfen.“[3]
[1] "She was sitting at the edge of his bed, she was naked, yesterday at one after midnight she had been too tired to slip into the pajamas at" [3][1] „St. Pölten ist ausgestorben, als wir weit nach Mitternacht durch den Schnee zu unseren Autos wanken.“[4]
[1] "St. Pölten is extinct when we wavered far after midnight through the snow to our cars." [4][1] „Die litauische Mitternacht, die Stunde der Werwölfe, war schon vorüber.“[5]
[1] "The Lithuanian midnight, the hour of the werewolves, was already over ." [5]How do you pronounce Mitternacht?
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