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Is it der, die oder das Pica?

DIE

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

The word Pica 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 Pica?

How does the declension of Pica 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 Pica die Pica
Genitive der Pica der Pica
Dative der Pica den Pica
Akkusative die Pica die Pica

What is the meaning of Pica in German?

Pica has various definitions in German:

[1] Medicine, only singular: qualitative eating disorder in which things are eaten that are not consumable for humans (or the affected species)

[1] Medizin, nur Singular: qualitative Essstörung, bei der Dinge gegessen werden, die für den Menschen (oder die betroffene Spezies) nicht verzehrbar sind

[2] Zoology, only plural: genus of real magpies within the raven birds

[2] Zoologie, nur Plural: Gattung der Echten Elstern innerhalb der Rabenvögel

How to use Pica in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Pica with translations in English.

[1] Patienten mit Pica essen verschiedenste Dinge, wie Erde, Textilien oder sogar Nägel.

[1] Patients with Pica eat a wide variety of things, such as earth, textiles or even Nägelä

Pica
Pica

Is it der, die oder das Pica?

DIE

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

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

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German declension of Pica?

How does the declension of Pica 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 Pica
Genitive der Pica
Dative der Pica
Akkusative die Pica

What is the meaning of Pica in German?

Pica has various definitions in German:

[1] Typography: Length dimension for font sizes in English and American fonts

[1] Typografie: Längenmaß für Schriftgrößen im englischen und amerikanischen Schriftsetzungswesen

[2] Typography, without article: Font with serifs that were often used in typewriters

[2] Typografie, ohne Artikel: Schriftart mit Serifen, die häufig bei Schreibmaschinen eingesetzt wurde

How to use Pica in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Pica with translations in English.

[1] Ein Pica entspricht etwa 0,166 Zoll.

[1] A PICA corresponds to about 0.166 customs

[2] Pica findet sich bei Schreibmaschinen meist in einer Größe von 10p.

[2] PICA can usually be found in typewriter in a size of 10Pers

How do you pronounce Pica?

Pica
Pica

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