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Is it der, die oder das Mutti?

DIE

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

The word Mutti is feminine, therefore the correct article is die.

Feminine kinship names in prenominal position without an article word receive -s as a genitive ending, for example mothers dress

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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DER

DIE

DAS

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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 Mutti?

How does the declension of Mutti 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 Mutti die Muttis
Genitive der Mutti der Muttis
Dative der Mutti den Muttis
Akkusative die Mutti die Muttis

What is the meaning of Mutti in German?

Mutti is defined as:

[1] Koseform to mother

[1] Koseform zu Mutter

How to use Mutti in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Mutti with translations in English.

[1] „Mutti war denn auch das Wort der vergangenen Woche, in der Angela Merkels zweite Kanzlerschaft begann.“

[1] "Mutti was the word of the past week in which Angela Merkel's second chancellorship began"

[1] „Nicht, dass Marc oder ich eine bräuchten, aber Muttis sind nun einmal Muttis.“

[1] "Not that Marc or I need a mothers, but now mothers"

[1] „Die Mutti fährt mit ihrem Kleinwagen zum Supermarkt und kauft Wasser in Glasflaschen.“

[1] "The mom drives its small car to the supermarket and buys water in glass bottles" "

How do you pronounce Mutti?

Mutti
Mutti

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