Is it der, die oder das Neugier?
DIE
The correct article in German of Neugier is die. So it is die Neugier! (nominative case)
The word Neugier 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 Neugier?
How does the declension of Neugier 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 Neugier | — |
| Genitive | der Neugier | — |
| Dative | der Neugier | — |
| Akkusative | die Neugier | — |
What is the meaning of Neugier in German?
Neugier is defined as:
[1] Striving of people or animals for the new and unknown
[1] Streben von Menschen oder Tieren nach Neuem und UnbekanntemHow to use Neugier in a sentence?
Example sentences in German using Neugier with translations in English.
[1] „Je mehr ich übers Kochen in Erfahrung bringe, desto größer wird meine Neugier auf alles, was damit zusammenhängt: kulinarisch, ästhetisch-kulturell und politisch.“[2]
[1] "The more I find out about cooking, the greater my curiosity about everything that is related: culinary, aesthetic-cultural and political" [2][1] „Um der Neugier der Nachbarn auszuweichen, hielt er die Bestie vorläufig in seiner Wohnung eingeschlossen;“[3]
[1] "In order to avoid the curiosity of the neighbors, he temporarily held the beast in his apartment" [3][1] „Aber da ist diese Sache namens Neugier, die als Forscherdrang gewürdigt wird, und diese Neugier hat mein Leben als Reisender und als Schriftsteller bestimmt."[4]
[1] "But there is this cause called curiosity, which is recognized as a urge to research, and this curiosity determined my life as a traveler and as a writer" [4][1] „Und mit der Neugier kam der Lebenshunger aus Kindertagen zurück.“[5]
[1] "And with the curiosity, the hunger for life came back from childhood" [5]How do you pronounce Neugier?
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