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Is it der, die oder das Mülleimer?

DER

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

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

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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 Mülleimer?

How does the declension of Mülleimer 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 Mülleimer die Mülleimer
Genitive des Mülleimers der Mülleimer
Dative dem Mülleimer den Mülleimern
Akkusative den Mülleimer die Mülleimer

What is the meaning of Mülleimer in German?

Mülleimer is defined as:

[1] Container in which waste is collected

[1] Behältnis, in dem Abfall gesammelt wird

How to use Mülleimer in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Mülleimer with translations in English.

[1] Der Mülleimer müsste mal wieder geleert werden.

[1] The trash can should be emptied again.

[1] Bitte stellen Sie die Mülleimer vor sechs Uhr an den Straßenrand.

[1] Please put the rubbish bins on the side of the road before six o'clock

[1] „Zu Beginn wird ein junger Mann überfahren, der sturzbetrunken nach seinem Junggesellenabschied eine Tasche mit Scheinen aus einem Mülleimer zieht und dabei unwissentlich die Geldübergabe bei einer Entführung stört.“[1]

[1] "At the beginning, a young man is run over who, drunk, pulls a bag of bills out of a garbage can after his bachelorette party and unknowingly disrupts the transfer of money in the event of a kidnapping?" [1]

[1] „Er war aufgestanden, um die Brötchentüte in den Mülleimer zu werfen.“[2]

[1] "He got up to throw the bag of rolls in the trash can." [2]

How do you pronounce Mülleimer?

Mülleimer

Pictures or photos of Mülleimer

[1] ein Mülleimer am Straßenrand
[1] ein Mülleimer am Straßenrand

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