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Is it der, die oder das Pause?

DIE

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

The word Pause 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 …).

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German declension of Pause?

How does the declension of Pause 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 Pause die Pausen
Genitive der Pause der Pausen
Dative der Pause den Pausen
Akkusative die Pause die Pausen

What is the meaning of Pause in German?

Pause has various definitions in German:

[1] Interruption of an activity

[1] Unterbrechung einer Tätigkeit

[2] School: interruption of lessons

[2] Schule: Unterbrechung des Unterrichtes

[3] Music: short interruption of the music influenced by the rhythm of the respective piece of music

[3] Musik: kurze durch den Rhythmus des jeweiligen Musikstückes geprägte Unterbrechung der Musik

How to use Pause in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Pause with translations in English.

[1] Hin und wieder sollte man sich eine Pause gönnen.

[1] Every now and then you should treat yourself to a break

[1] „Eine kurze Pause entstand.“[2]

[1] "There was a short break." [2]

[1] „Es gab eine längere Pause, und es sah aus, als habe keiner etwas verstanden.“[3]

[1] "There was a long pause, and it looked as if no one had understood anything ." [3]

[1] „Den Sonntag über wollte ich dem Pferd eine Pause gönnen und zwei Nächte in Bath bleiben.“[4]

[1] "On Sunday I wanted to give the horse a break and stay two nights in Bath." [4]

[1] „Die Rezeptionistin sagt, dass Toni in seiner Pause sei.“[5]

[1] “The receptionist says that Toni is on his break” [5]

[2] In der großen Pause lungern die meisten auf dem Hof herum.

[2] During the long break, most of them hang around in the courtyard

[3] Beachte diese halbe Pause!

[3] Note this half pause!
Pause
Pause (Österreich)
Pause
Pause (Österreich)

Is it der, die oder das Pause?

DIE

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

The word Pause is feminine, therefore the correct article is die.

Context 2

German declension of Pause?

How does the declension of Pause 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 Pause die Pausen
Genitive der Pause der Pausen
Dative der Pause den Pausen
Akkusative die Pause die Pausen

What is the meaning of Pause in German?

Pause is defined as:

[1] Copy, originally made by hand by drawing the motif on tracing paper

[1] Kopie, ursprünglich mit der Hand erstellt, indem auf Transparentpapier das Motiv durchgezeichnet wird

How to use Pause in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Pause with translations in English.

[1] Als erstes haben wir von den Runen eine Pause angefertigt.

[1] First we made a break from the runes .

How do you pronounce Pause?

Pause
Pause (Österreich)
Pause
Pause (Österreich)

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