Is it der, die oder das Ostdeutscher?
DER
The correct article in German of Ostdeutscher is der. So it is der Ostdeutscher! (nominative case)
The word Ostdeutscher is masculine, therefore the correct article is der.
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 Ostdeutscher?
How does the declension of Ostdeutscher work in the nominative, accusative, dative and genitive cases? Here you can find all forms in the singular as well as in the plural:
| starke Deklination ohne Artikel | ||
| 1 | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | Ostdeutscher | Ostdeutsche |
| Genitive | Ostdeutschen | Ostdeutscher |
| Dative | Ostdeutschem | Ostdeutschen |
| Akkusative | Ostdeutschen | Ostdeutsche |
| schwache Deklination mit bestimmtem Artikel | ||
| 1 | Singular | Plural |
| Nominativ | der Ostdeutsche | die Ostdeutschen |
| Genitiv | des Ostdeutschen | der Ostdeutschen |
| Dativ | dem Ostdeutschen | den Ostdeutschen |
| Akkusativ | den Ostdeutschen | die Ostdeutschen |
| gemischte Deklination (mit Possessivpronomen, »kein«, …) | ||
| 1 | Singular | Plural |
| Nominativ | ein Ostdeutscher | keine Ostdeutschen |
| Genitiv | eines Ostdeutschen | keiner Ostdeutschen |
| Dativ | einem Ostdeutschen | keinen Ostdeutschen |
| Akkusativ | einen Ostdeutschen | keine Ostdeutschen |
What is the meaning of Ostdeutscher in German?
Ostdeutscher has various definitions in German:
[1] A person living in the east of Germany
[1] eine im Osten von Deutschland lebende oder geborene Person[2] A person living or born during the German division in the Soviet occupation zone or the GDR
[2] eine während der deutschen Teilung in der sowjetischen Besatzungszone beziehungsweise der DDR lebende oder geborene PersonHow to use Ostdeutscher in a sentence?
Example sentences in German using Ostdeutscher with translations in English.
[1] In Rom begegnete ihm ein Ostdeutscher.
[1] In Rome, he met an East German[2] „In den Erinnerungsberichten von Ostdeutschen kommt dies deutlich zum Ausdruck.“
[2] "In the memory reports of East Germans, this is clearly expressed"How do you pronounce Ostdeutscher?
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