Is it der, die oder das Parfüm?
DAS
The correct article in German of Parfüm is das. So it is das Parfüm! (nominative case)
The word Parfüm 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 Parfüm?
How does the declension of Parfüm 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 Parfüm | die Parfüms |
| Genitive | des Parfüms | der Parfüms |
| Dative | dem Parfüm | den Parfüms |
| Akkusative | das Parfüm | die Parfüms |
What is the meaning of Parfüm in German?
Parfüm is defined as:
[1] concentrated, liquid mixture made of fragrances
[1] konzentriertes, flüssiges Gemisch aus DuftstoffenHow to use Parfüm in a sentence?
Example sentences in German using Parfüm with translations in English.
[1] Dieses Parfüm ist mir zu aufdringlich.
[1] This perfume is too intrusive for me[1] „Sie erzählten von einem Dienstmädchen, das Parfüm von ihrer Arbeitgeberin gestohlen habe.“
[1] "They told about a maid that perfume stole from their employer"[1] „Ab und zu kommt mir Madame Jobs Parfüm in die Nase.“
[1] "From time to time Madame Jobs Perfüm comes into my nose" "[1] „Er spürte die Wärme ihres Körpers, sog den Duft ihrer Parfüms ein und hörte bei jeder ihrer Bewegungen das Knistern ihres Korsetts.“
[1] "He felt the warmth of her body, so -called the scent of her perfume and heard the crackling of her corset" in each of her movements "How do you pronounce Parfüm?
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