Is it der, die oder das Opium?
DAS
The correct article in German of Opium is das. So it is das Opium! (nominative case)
The word Opium is neuter, therefore the correct article is das.
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 Opium?
How does the declension of Opium 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 Opium | — |
| Genitive | des Opiums | — |
| Dative | dem Opium | — |
| Akkusative | das Opium | — |
What is the meaning of Opium in German?
Opium is defined as:
[1] Dried milk juice unreferred seed capsules of the bed poppy
[1] getrockneter Milchsaft unreifer Samenkapseln des SchlafmohnsHow to use Opium in a sentence?
Example sentences in German using Opium with translations in English.
[1] Der Anbau von Schlafmohn zur Gewinnung von Opium ist in Afghanistan noch immer verbreitet.
[1] The cultivation of bed poppies to obtain opium is still widespread in Afghanistan[1] „Sie sind mit Opium getränkt, wenn ihr wißt, was das ist.“
[1] "You are soaked with opium if you know what the island"[1] „Ein Glücksrausch hebt an, denn Opium macht einen zu aller Welt Freund.“
[1] "A frenzy of happiness lifts, because opium makes you friend of the world"[1] „Welchen Zoll fordern weltweit alle die anderen bewußtseinsverändernden Drogen wie Kokain, Heroin, Opium und so weiter?“
[1] "Which customs are all the worldwide demanding the other drug -changing drugs such as cocaine, heroin, opium and so on"[1] „Lieber beschäftigte er sich mit schönen Frauen, rauchte Opium und veranstaltete Hahnenkämpfe.“
[1] "He preferred to deal with beautiful women, smoked opium and organized Hahnenkampfe" "How do you pronounce Opium?
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