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Is it der, die oder das Mülltonne?

DIE

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

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

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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 Mülltonne?

How does the declension of Mülltonne 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 Mülltonne die Mülltonnen
Genitive der Mülltonne der Mülltonnen
Dative der Mülltonne den Mülltonnen
Akkusative die Mülltonne die Mülltonnen

What is the meaning of Mülltonne in German?

Mülltonne is defined as:

[1] Large container to store waste until it is picked up by the garbage disposal

[1] großes Behältnis, um Abfall zu lagern, bis er von der Müllabfuhr abgeholt wird

How to use Mülltonne in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Mülltonne with translations in English.

[1] Hast du die Mülltonne nach draußen gestellt?

[1] Did you put the garbage can outside

[1] „Eine Katze wühlte in den Mülltonnen, Kindergeschrei drang aus einem Hauseingang, die Straßenkehrer fluchten, weil sich das Blut nicht entfernen ließ.“

[1] "A cat rummaged in the garbage cans, children's screams came out of a house entrance, the street sweepers escape because the blood could not be removed"

[1] „Der Ostfriese schaut in die Mülltonne.“

[1] "The East Frisian looks into the garbage can"

[1] „In den Mülltonnen im Hof raschelte es.“

[1] "In the garbage cans in the courtyard, it rustled"

How do you pronounce Mülltonne?

Mülltonne

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