Is it der, die oder das Plaid?
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The correct article in German of Plaid is das or der. So it is das or der Plaid! (nominative case)
The word Plaid is neuter or masculine, therefore the correct article is das or 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.
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 Plaid?
How does the declension of Plaid 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 1 | Singular 2 | Plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | das Plaid | der Plaid | die Plaids |
| Genitive | des Plaids | des Plaids | der Plaids |
| Dative | dem Plaid | dem Plaid | den Plaids |
| Akkusative | das Plaid | den Plaid | die Plaids |
What is the meaning of Plaid in German?
Plaid has various definitions in German:
[1] Ceiling for the trip
[1] Decke für die Reise[2] Great cloak
[2] großer UmhangHow to use Plaid in a sentence?
Example sentences in German using Plaid with translations in English.
[1] „Wir wollen Plaids kaufen.“
[1] "We want to buy plaids"[2] „Sie trugen graubraune Sommeranzüge, deren Farbe sich nach oben hin bis in die kleinen Filzhüte fortsetzte, dazu Plaids und Reisetaschen.“
[2] "They wore gray -brown summer suits, the color of which continued up to the small felt hats, plus plaids and travel bags"How do you pronounce Plaid?
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