Is it der, die oder das Männchen?
DAS
The correct article in German of Männchen is das. So it is das Männchen! (nominative case)
The word Männchen is neuter, therefore the correct article is das.
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 Männchen?
How does the declension of Männchen 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 | das Männchen | die Männchen |
| Genitive | des Männchens | der Männchen |
| Dative | dem Männchen | den Männchen |
| Akkusative | das Männchen | die Männchen |
What is the meaning of Männchen in German?
Männchen has various definitions in German:
[1] male animal
[1] männliches Tier[2] Mostly northern German: Small mansion also for stylized, pictorial or figurative representations of a person
[2] meist norddeutsch: kleiner Mann; auch für stilisierte, bildliche oder figürliche Darstellungen eines MenschenHow to use Männchen in a sentence?
Example sentences in German using Männchen with translations in English.
[1] Bei den Gottesanbeterinnen verspeisen die Weibchen das Männchen oft noch während der Begattung.
[1] In the praying worshipers, the females often eat the male during the bond[1] „Und das war auch richtig so, denn in der ganzen Schöpfung gehören die Weibchen den stärksten Männchen.“
[1] "And that was really the case, because in all creation the females belong to the strongest male" "[1] „Die Männchen anderer Affenarten tragen die auffällige Farbe, die den Weibchen signalisieren soll, was für potente Kerle sie sind, am Po.“
[1] "The males of other types of monkeys carry the striking color that is supposed to signal the females what potent guys they are, at the Poä"[1] „Bei den Seenadeln trägt das Männchen die Eier.“
[1] "The male wears the eggs in the lakes" "[1] „Erneut schaute das Männchen sich ruckartig um, musterte wachsam seine Umgebung.“
[1] "Again the male looked around jerky, watchful his surroundings"[2] Du darfst erst gehen, wenn das Männchen in der Ampel grün leuchtet.
[2] You can only go when the male glow in the traffic lights[2] „Ein kleines Männchen führte seinen Dackel spazieren.“
[2] "A little male led his dachshund to Walking"[2] „Alidji Samoura war ein dürres Männchen und mochte um die fünfunsechzig Jahre alt sein.“
[2] "Alidji Samoura was a drought male and might be around five years old"How do you pronounce Männchen?
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