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Is it der, die oder das Ornament?

DAS

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

The word Ornament 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 Ornament?

How does the declension of Ornament 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 Ornament die Ornamente
Genitive des Ornaments des Ornamentes der Ornamente
Dative dem Ornament dem Ornamente den Ornamenten
Akkusative das Ornament die Ornamente

What is the meaning of Ornament in German?

Ornament is defined as:

[1] an artistic or structural orburt

[1] eine künstlerische oder bauliche Verzierung

How to use Ornament in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Ornament with translations in English.

[1] Das Ornament ist eine der ursprünglichsten Kunstformen der Menschen.

[1] The ornament is one of the most original art forms of the Menschenä

[1] An Gebäuden befinden sich Ornamente in allen Stilrichtungen.

[1] Ornaments are located on buildings in all styles

[1] Stuckdecken werden oft mit Ornamenten verziert.

[1] stucco ceilings are often decorated with ornaments

[1] „Außer den feinen persischen Ornamenten über dem Portal war kein Schmuck weiter daran.“

[1] "In addition to the fine Persian ornaments above the portal, there was no jewelry on it"

[1] „Die Wände der Stube zeigten die rohen und unbehauenen Baumstämme, deren einzige Ornamente breite Streifen von Lehm waren, welche die Zwischenräume ausfüllten.“

[1] "The walls of the parlor showed the raw and unchanged tree trunks, the only ornaments of which were wide stripes of clay, which filled out the gaps"

How do you pronounce Ornament?

Ornament

Pictures or photos of Ornament

[1] Keltisches Ornament
[1] Keltisches Ornament

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