Is it der, die oder das Patrouille?

DIE

The correct article in German of Patrouille is die. So it is die Patrouille! (nominative case)

The word Patrouille 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.

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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 Patrouille?

How does the declension of Patrouille 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 Patrouille	die Patrouillen
Genitive	der Patrouille	der Patrouillen
Dative	der Patrouille	den Patrouillen
Akkusative	die Patrouille	die Patrouillen

What is the meaning of Patrouille in German?

Patrouille has various definitions in German:

[1] Military system, police beings: a single person or a group of military personnel or other police persons who perceive a special tactical task

[1] Militärwesen, Polizeiwesen: eine einzelne Person oder ein Trupp von Militärpersonen oder anderen Personen der Polizei, der oder die eine spezielle taktische Aufgabe wahrnehmen

[2] Military system, police system: security duty with a special tactical task, an order that is perceived by one or more people

[2] Militärwesen, Polizeiwesen: Wachdienst mit einer speziellen taktischen Aufgabe, einem Auftrag, der von einer oder mehreren Personen wahrgenommen wird

How to use Patrouille in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Patrouille with translations in English.

[1] „Es soll eine Patrouille ausgeschickt werden, um festzustellen, wie weit die feindliche Stellung noch besetzt ist.“

[1] "A patrol should be sent out to determine how far the enemy position is still occupied"

[1] „Wer von Ost nach West oder von West nach Ost wechseln wollte, der musste sich »über die grüne Grenze« durch Wald und Feld schlagen, vorbei an sowjetischen Streifen und Patrouillen.“

[1] "If you wanted to switch from east to west or from west to east, you had to" hit the green border "through the forest and field, past the Soviet stripes and patrol aä"

[2] „Trotzdem machen sich mutige Männer in dieses Gebiet auf - zur härtesten Patrouille der Welt.“

[2] "Nevertheless, brave men set up in this area - the hardest patrol in the world" "

[2] „Denn die beiden russischen Soldaten, die auf dem Feldweg Patrouille gingen, kamen schon auf sie zu.“

[2] "Because the two Russian soldiers who went on the patrol dirt road already came up with them"

[2] „Außer einer Patrouille war in diesem Moment niemand zu erblicken.“

[2] "Apart from a patrol, nobody was to be seen at that moment"

[2] „Schlump nahm sich vor, bei jeder Patrouille dabei zu sein und sich bei jeder Gelegenheit freiwillig zu melden.“

[2] "Schlump decided to be part of every patrol and voluntarily report on every opportunity"

How do you pronounce Patrouille?

Patrouille

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