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Is it der, die oder das Motette?

DIE

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

The word Motette 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 Motette?

How does the declension of Motette 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 Motette die Motetten
Genitive der Motette der Motetten
Dative der Motette den Motetten
Akkusative die Motette die Motetten

What is the meaning of Motette in German?

Motette is defined as:

[1] Music: Massifiable spiritual or secular choral singing with several sections, mostly without instrumental accompaniment

[1] Musik: mehrstimmiger geistlicher oder weltlicher Chorgesang mit mehreren Abschnitten, zumeist ohne Instrumentalbegleitung

How to use Motette in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Motette with translations in English.

[1] Die Messen und Motetten des um 1500 unweit von Lille geborenen Nicolas Gombert gehören zum Schönsten, was die franko-flämische Polyfonie des 15. und 16. Jahrhunderts hinterlassen hat.

[1] The trade fairs and motets of the Nicolas Gombert, born around 1500 not far from Lille, are among the most beautiful, which has left the Franco-Flemish polyfonia of the 15th and 16th century.

[1] Bachs unvergleichliches Verdienst bei der Renovierung des Prinzips Motette lag in der Verbindung von kontrapunktischer Feinarbeit und doppelchörigem Bauplan, von triebhaft-horizontalem Fugenwerk und federnd gelagerter Gruppenstruktur.

[1] Bach's incomparable earnings in the renovation of the principle of motet lay in the combination of counterpoint fine work and double-literally blueprint, from instinctive-horizontal joint work and spring-up group structure

[1] Es war nicht irgendein Gelegenheitswerk, sondern die Motette Exsultate, jubilate KV 165, ein typisch italienisches, opernhaftes Bravourstück mit furiosen Ecksätzen, einem Rezitativ und einer ausdrucksvollen Andante-Arie.

[1] It was not just any occasional work, but the motet Exsulture, Jubilate KV 165, a typical Italian, opera-like brilliant piece with furious corner sets, a recitative and an expressive Andante Arie

[1] Was sich nicht zuletzt in dessen madrigalesken Chorwerken aus den 30er-Jahren niederschlägt, die der NDR Chor unter Philipp Ahmann zum Doppelportrait ebenso sinnfesselnd beisteuerte wie Messiaens liturgische Motette "O sacrum convivium" (O heiliges Mahl).

[1] What is reflected not least in its madrigal choral works from the 1930s, which the NDR choir under Philipp Ahmann contributed to the double portrait as sensitive as Messiaen's liturgical motet "o sacrum convivium" (o holy meal)

[1] Gewiss singt er mit ihnen auch mal ein Schlagerlied, "die trällern das dann im Bus bei unseren Konzertreisen vergnügt vor sich hin", um gleich wieder ohne Murren zu einer Motette von Heinrich Schütz, einem Chorsatz von Mendelssohn zurückzukehren.

[1] Certainly he also sings a hit song with them, "they then happily on the bus at our concert tours", in order to return to a motet by Heinrich Schütz again without grumbling a choir set of Mendelssohn

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