Is it der, die oder das Nostalgie?
DIE
The correct article in German of Nostalgie is die. So it is die Nostalgie! (nominative case)
The word Nostalgie 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 Nostalgie?
How does the declension of Nostalgie 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 Nostalgie | die Nostalgien |
| Genitive | der Nostalgie | der Nostalgien |
| Dative | der Nostalgie | den Nostalgien |
| Akkusative | die Nostalgie | die Nostalgien |
What is the meaning of Nostalgie in German?
Nostalgie has various definitions in German:
[1] Longing to the past to the past
[1] sehnsuchtsvoll verklärende Rückwendung zur Vergangenheit[2] Outingly: homesickness
[2] veraltend: HeimwehHow to use Nostalgie in a sentence?
Example sentences in German using Nostalgie with translations in English.
[1] Heute versteht man unter Nostalgie eine wehmütige Hinwendung zu vergangenen Zeiten, die in der Erinnerung oftmals stark idealisiert und verklärt reflektiert werden.
[1] Today is understood by nostalgia a wistful turn to past times, which in memory is often very idealized and transfigured in memory[1] „Trotzdem betrachte ich den Wellblechwürfel mit einiger Nostalgie.“
[1] "Nevertheless, I look at the corrugated sheet with some nostalgia" "[1] „So viel Nostalgie hatte er ihr nicht zugetraut.“
[1] "He hadn't trusted her so much nostalgia"[1] „Wenn ich hier zu diesem Ursprung zurückkehre, so kann der Grund dafür nicht die Nostalgie sein.“
[1] "If I return to this origin here, the reason for this cannot be nostalgia"How do you pronounce Nostalgie?
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