Is it der, die oder das Nachtschicht?
DIE
The correct article in German of Nachtschicht is die. So it is die Nachtschicht! (nominative case)
The word Nachtschicht 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.
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 Nachtschicht?
How does the declension of Nachtschicht 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 Nachtschicht | die Nachtschichten |
| Genitive | der Nachtschicht | der Nachtschichten |
| Dative | der Nachtschicht | den Nachtschichten |
| Akkusative | die Nachtschicht | die Nachtschichten |
What is the meaning of Nachtschicht in German?
Nachtschicht has various definitions in German:
[1] Working hours, service at night
[1] Arbeitszeit, Dienst in der Nacht[2] The group of workers in a night shift [1]
[2] die Gruppe der Arbeiter in einer Nachtschicht[1]How to use Nachtschicht in a sentence?
Example sentences in German using Nachtschicht with translations in English.
[1] „Im Hause der Ermordeten wohnten zwei Arbeiter aus der Zuckerfabrik, die Nachtschicht hatten und um zwei Uhr gehen mußten. Die beiden Männer machten sich ihre Laternen zurecht und gingen die Treppe hinunter.“
[1] "In the house of the murdered, two workers lived from the sugar factory who had the night shift and had to go at two o'clock the two men made their lanterns and went down the stairs."[1] Wie immer musste er einige Nachtschichten einlegen, damit er seine Seminararbeit rechtzeitig abgeben konnte.
[1] As always, he had to take some night shifts so that he could hand in his seminar work in good time[1] „Am frühen Morgen einer Nachtschicht wurden wir zur Unterstützung von Kollegen zu einem Streit zwischen etwa 30 Südländern angefordert.“
[1] "In the early morning of a night shift we were requested to support colleagues to a dispute between around 30 southern countries"[1] „Dieser wünschte ihm mit mitleidsvollem Blick einen guten Schlaf, denn die Müdigkeit, die eine Nachtschicht mit sich brachte, war deutlich im Gesicht des Kollegen erkennbar.“
[1] "He wished him a good sleep with a compassionate look, because the tiredness that a night shift brought with it was clearly on the face of the colleague"[2] Die Nachtschicht hat sich einstimmig für die Teilnahme am Warnstreik ausgesprochen.
[2] The night shift unanimously pronounced for participation in the warning strikeHow do you pronounce Nachtschicht?
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