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Is it der, die oder das Pizza?

DIE

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

The word Pizza 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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DIE

DAS

Hals

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 Pizza?

How does the declension of Pizza 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 1 Plural 2
Nominative die Pizza die Pizzas die Pizzen
Genitive der Pizza der Pizzas der Pizzen
Dative der Pizza den Pizzas den Pizzen
Akkusative die Pizza die Pizzas die Pizzen

What is the meaning of Pizza in German?

Pizza is defined as:

[1] A court of Italian cuisine, which is made of yeast dough, which is covered with tomato sauce before baking and with other ingredients such as Mozzarella, consists of

[1] ein Gericht der italienischen Küche, welches aus einem Fladenbrot aus Hefeteig, das vor dem Backen mit Tomatensauce bestrichen und mit weiteren Zutaten wie zum Beispiel Mozzarella belegt wird, besteht

How to use Pizza in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Pizza with translations in English.

[1] Am liebsten esse ich mit Salami belegte Pizza.

[1] I prefer to eat with salami pizza.

[1] „Ich lenkte meine Gedanken zurück an die Pizza, die ich heute Abend verspeisen wollte, und tauchte noch einmal mit dem Kopf in das wohltuende Wasser.“[4]

[1] "I steered my thoughts back to the pizza that I wanted to eat tonight and dipped my head into the soothing water again" [4]

[1] „Italien ist das Land von Pizza und Pasta.“[5]

[1] "Italy is the country of Pizza and Pastea" [5]

[1] „Die teure Pizza ist gegessen und der Kellner kommt mit einem Tablett Espresso.“[6]

[1] "The expensive pizza is eaten and the waiter comes with a tray espresso." [6]

[1] „Die Pizza schmeckt nicht nach Pizza, nicht einmal die dicke Schicht Käse kann diese Illusion erzeugen.“[7]

[1] "The pizza does not taste like pizza, not even the thick layer of cheese can generate this illusion" [7]

How do you pronounce Pizza?

Pizza
Pizza

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