Is it der, die oder das Ode?
DIE
The correct article in German of Ode is die. So it is die Ode! (nominative case)
The word Ode 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 Ode?
How does the declension of Ode 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 Ode | die Oden |
| Genitive | der Ode | der Oden |
| Dative | der Ode | den Oden |
| Akkusative | die Ode | die Oden |
What is the meaning of Ode in German?
Ode has various definitions in German:
[1] Antiquity: Poetry accompanied by music
[1] Antike: Lyrik in Begleitung von Musik[2] Poetry: solemn, sublime, rhymeless poem
[2] Lyrik: feierliches, erhabenes, reimloses GedichtHow to use Ode in a sentence?
Example sentences in German using Ode with translations in English.
[1] „In einer Ode, die Horaz zu dieser Zeit abfasste, wurde die Heimkehr des Augustus wie die Epiphanie eines Gottes geschildert.“
[1] "In an ODE that Horaz made at this time, the return of Augustus like the epiphany of a god was described"[1] „In Göschens Verlagsbüro in Grimma saß Seume auf glühenden Kohlen, über Oden von Klopstock und Romane von Wieland gebeugt, manchmal hochfahrend, häufig niedergedrückt.“
[1] "In Göschen's publisher's office in Grimma, Saß was on glowing coals, bent over Oden by Klopstock and novels by Wieland, sometimes driving up, often depressed"[1] „Er las mir daraufhin sein Gedicht vor, und da ich es voll Gefühl und nach der Art des Guidi verfaßt fand, riet ich ihm, es als Ode zu bezeichnen.“
[1] "He then read his poem to me, and since I found it full of feeling and in the way of the Guidi, I advised him to describe it as an ode"How do you pronounce Ode?
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