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Is it der, die oder das Person?

DIE

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

The word Person 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 Person?

How does the declension of Person 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 Person die Personen
Genitive der Person der Personen
Dative der Person den Personen
Akkusative die Person die Personen

What is the meaning of Person in German?

Person has various definitions in German:

[1] in common language: a person

[1] in der Allgemeinsprache: ein Mensch

[2] a legal or economic entity

[2] ein Rechts- oder Wirtschaftssubjekt

[3] Grammar: an inflectional category of the verb and pronoun

[3] Grammatik: eine Flexionskategorie des Verbs und Pronomens

[4] Literature, theater: figure, actor of a role

[4] Literatur, Theater: Figur, Darsteller einer Rolle

How to use Person in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Person with translations in English.

[1] Die Person kann ich nicht ausstehen.

[1] I can't stand the person.

[2] Juristische Personen müssen im Handelsregister eingetragen werden.

[2] Legal persons must be entered in the commercial register.

[3] Er spricht von sich selbst in der dritten Person.

[3] He speaks of himself in the third person.

[3] „Es weist Züge einer restflektierenden, aber auch einer agglutinierenden Sprache auf: Alle Kasus der Nominalflexion sind bis auf den Genitiv (einheitlich auf -s) verschwunden und im verbalen Bereich gibt es nur noch eine Einheitsflexion, die keine Kongruenzbeziehungen mehr in bezug auf Numerus oder Person aufweist.“[9]

[3] "It shows traits of a remnant reflective, but also an agglutinating language: all cases of the noun inflection have disappeared except for the genitive (uniformly on -s) and in the verbal area there is only one uniform inflection that no longer relates to congruence relationships

[3] „Er“ ist ein Personalpronomen der 3. Person.

[3] "Er" is a personal pronoun of the 3. person.

[4] Weißt Du, welche Personen in Goethes Faust vorkommen?

[4] Do you know which people appear in Goethe's Faust?

How do you pronounce Person?

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