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Is it der, die oder das Pfingstmontag?

DER

The correct article in German of Pfingstmontag is der. So it is der Pfingstmontag! (nominative case)

The word Pfingstmontag is masculine, therefore the correct article is der.

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 Pfingstmontag?

How does the declension of Pfingstmontag 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 der Pfingstmontag die Pfingstmontage
Genitive des Pfingstmontags des Pfingstmontages der Pfingstmontage
Dative dem Pfingstmontag den Pfingstmontagen
Akkusative den Pfingstmontag die Pfingstmontage

What is the meaning of Pfingstmontag in German?

Pfingstmontag is defined as:

[1] Christian holiday on Monday of the Pentecost festival

[1] christlicher Feiertag am Montag des Pfingstfestes

How to use Pfingstmontag in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Pfingstmontag with translations in English.

[1] Am Pfingstmontag machten sie einen Spaziergang durch den Wald.

On Whit Monday they took a walk through the Waldä

[1] „Am Pfingstmontag kam ein Film mit einem Jungen, der ein Baumhaus hatte, und dann wollten welche einen Neger lynchen.“

[1] "On Whit Monday there was a film with a boy who had a tree house, and then some wanted a negro lynchenä"

[1] „Da Pfingstmontag war, fanden wir dort viele Leute vor; aber das Gartenhaus war frei, und mehr verlangten wir nicht.“

[1] "Since there was Whit Monday, we found many people there but the garden house was free, and we didn't ask for more"

How do you pronounce Pfingstmontag?

Pfingstmontag

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