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Is it der, die oder das Pein?

DIE

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

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

The plural form Peinen is rare.

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 Pein?

How does the declension of Pein 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 Pein die Peinen
Genitive der Pein der Peinen
Dative der Pein den Peinen
Akkusative die Pein die Peinen

What is the meaning of Pein in German?

Pein has various definitions in German:

[1] pain, agony

[1] Schmerz, Qual

[2] out of date: torture

[2] veraltet: Folter

How to use Pein in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Pein with translations in English.

[1] „Irgendwann brachte auch die Arbeit keine Linderung mehr, sondern nur neue Pein.“[2]

[1] "At some point even the work brought no more relief, but only new pain." [2]

[1] „Den Forschungspionierinnen wurde klar: Psychische Pein hat ebenso wie physische Fehlbelastung, schlechte Ernährung oder Gifte einen zersetzenden Einfluss auf die Schutzfunktion für die Gene.“[3]

[1] "It became clear to the research pioneers: Mental anguish just like physical stress, poor nutrition or toxins have a corrosive effect on the protective function for the genes." [3]

[1] Wenn du wüsstest, was das für eine Pein ist, diesem Menschen zuzuhören!

[1] If you only knew what pain it is to listen to this person!

[1] Niemand kann meine Pein lindern, ich bin hoffnungslos verliebt.

[1] Nobody can alleviate my pain, I am hopelessly in love

[1] „Anfänglich schuf ihr die Sache weniger Vergnügen als Pein.“[4]

[1] "At first, the thing gave her less pleasure than pain." [4]

[2] Er fragte, was das denn für eine Strafe und Pein sei, die man ihm in Aussicht stelle.

[2] He asked what kind of punishment and torment it was that he was promised

How do you pronounce Pein?

Pein

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