Is it der, die oder das Naive?
DIE
The correct article in German of Naive is die. So it is die Naive! (nominative case)
The word Naive 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 Naive?
How does the declension of Naive work in the nominative, accusative, dative and genitive cases? Here you can find all forms in the singular as well as in the plural:
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| 1 | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | Naive | Naive |
| Genitive | Naiver | Naiver |
| Dative | Naiver | Naiven |
| Akkusative | Naive | Naive |
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| 1 | Singular | Plural |
| Nominativ | die Naive | die Naiven |
| Genitiv | der Naiven | der Naiven |
| Dativ | der Naiven | den Naiven |
| Akkusativ | die Naive | die Naiven |
| gemischte Deklination (mit Possessivpronomen, »kein«, …) | ||
| 1 | Singular | Plural |
| Nominativ | eine Naive | keine Naiven |
| Genitiv | einer Naiven | keiner Naiven |
| Dativ | einer Naiven | keinen Naiven |
| Akkusativ | eine Naive | keine Naiven |
What is the meaning of Naive in German?
Naive is defined as:
[1] Theater: Role of the young lover
[1] Theater: Rolle der jugendlichen LiebhaberinHow to use Naive in a sentence?
Example sentences in German using Naive with translations in English.
[1] Sie spielte 1960 die hübsche, aber untalentierte Naive, auf die der große Boss scharf ist. Danach war sie auf die Rolle der Naiven festgelegt.
[1] In 1960 she played the pretty but unfamiliar naive, on which the big boss is sharp afterwards she was committed to the role of the naive.How do you pronounce Naive?
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