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Is it der, die oder das Mittwochabend?

DER

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

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

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 Mittwochabend?

How does the declension of Mittwochabend 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 Mittwochabend die Mittwochabende
Genitive des Mittwochabends der Mittwochabende
Dative dem Mittwochabend den Mittwochabenden
Akkusative den Mittwochabend die Mittwochabende

What is the meaning of Mittwochabend in German?

Mittwochabend is defined as:

[1] The evening of a Wednesday

[1] der Abend eines Mittwochs

How to use Mittwochabend in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Mittwochabend with translations in English.

[1] Mittwochabend komme ich kurz bei dir vorbei und hole das Segel ab.

[1] Wednesday evening I come by briefly with you and get the sail AB.

[1] Die nächsten drei Mittwochabende werde ich mit dem Vertikutieren unserer immensen Rasenflächen zu tun haben.

[1] The next three Wednesday evenings I will do with the vertexity of our immense lawn areas

[1] „Am frühen Mittwochabend, nur vier Tage nach der Tat, umzingelten 35 Beamte das Grundstück am Rand einer Kleingartensiedlung, auf dem Jörg B. hauste.“[1]

[1] "Early Wednesday evening, only four days after the act, 35 officers surround the property on the edge of a small garden settlement, on the Jörg B. house." [1]

[1] „Am Mittwochabend veranlaßte sie John Fletcher, sie auf dem Grab zu fotografieren.“[2]

[1] "On Wednesday evening, she prompted John Fletcher to photograph her on the tomb" [2]

How do you pronounce Mittwochabend?

Mittwochabend

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