Is it der, die oder das Nordlicht?

DAS

The correct article in German of Nordlicht is das. So it is das Nordlicht! (nominative case)

The word Nordlicht is neuter, therefore the correct article is das.

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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 Nordlicht?

How does the declension of Nordlicht 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	das Nordlicht	die Nordlichter
Genitive	des Nordlichtes des Nordlichts	der Nordlichter
Dative	dem Nordlicht dem Nordlichte	den Nordlichtern
Akkusative	das Nordlicht	die Nordlichter

What is the meaning of Nordlicht in German?

Nordlicht has various definitions in German:

[1] Northern Light of the Northern Arctic Circle

[1] Polarlicht des nördlichen Polarkreises

[2] joking: for residents of northern Germany

[2] scherzhaft: für Bewohner Norddeutschlands

How to use Nordlicht in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Nordlicht with translations in English.

[1] Das Nordlicht entsteht wesentlich über der nördlichen Polkappe durch Fluoreszierung der Erdmagnetfelder.

[1] The northern lights are created significantly above the northern polar cap by fluorescence of the earth's magnetic field

[1] „Und im Winter sieht man hier Nordlichter.“

[1] "And in winter you can see the Northern Lights here"

[1] „Es ist das Feuer des Nordlichts in der Weite des Eismeeres.“

[1] "It is the fire of the northern light in the vastness of the Arctic Ocean" "

[1] „Bis auf die heißen Quellen ist die Wunscherfüllung nicht immer möglich: Wale und Nordlichter sind ein saisonales Geschäft.“

[1] "Except for the hot springs, the desired fulfillment is not always possible: whales and northern lights are a seasonal business"

[1] „Nordlichter sind in dieser Gegend nicht selten, zu bestimmten Jahrszeiten alltäglich.“

[1] "Northern Lights are not uncommon in this area, every day at certain years"

[2] Da mein Freund aus Flensburg stammt, nennt man ihn bisweilen Nordlicht.

[2] Since my friend comes from Flensburg, he is sometimes called Northern Lights

How do you pronounce Nordlicht?

Nordlicht

Nordlicht (Österreich)

Pictures or photos of Nordlicht

[1] grünes Nordlicht

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