Is it der, die oder das Petersilie?
DIE
The correct article in German of Petersilie is die. So it is die Petersilie! (nominative case)
The word Petersilie 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.
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 Petersilie?
How does the declension of Petersilie 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 Petersilie | die Petersilien |
Genitive | der Petersilie | der Petersilien |
Dative | der Petersilie | den Petersilien |
Akkusative | die Petersilie | die Petersilien |
What is the meaning of Petersilie in German?
Petersilie is defined as:
[1] Botany, gastronomy: Doldenblütler, because of its spicy, essential oil, a common kitchen herb
[1] Botanik, Gastronomie: Doldenblütler, wegen seines würzigen, ätherischen Öls ein verbreitetes KüchenkrautHow to use Petersilie in a sentence?
Example sentences in German using Petersilie with translations in English.
[1] Meine Mutter hatte stets Petersilie im Gemüsegarten angebaut.
[1] My mother had always grown parsley in the vegetable garden[1] Die Wurzelpetersilie ist ein harntreibendes Volksheilmittel.
[1] The root petersley is a diuretic folk remedyHow do you pronounce Petersilie?
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