Is it der, die oder das Plus?
DAS
The correct article in German of Plus is das. So it is das Plus! (nominative case)
The word Plus is neuter, therefore the correct article is das.
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 Plus?
How does the declension of Plus 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 | das Plus | die Plus | die Plusse |
| Genitive | des Plus | der Plus | der Plusse |
| Dative | dem Plus | den Plus | den Plussen |
| Akkusative | das Plus | die Plus | die Plusse |
What is the meaning of Plus in German?
Plus has various definitions in German:
[1] A plus sign ()
[1] ein Pluszeichen (+)[2] Without plural: positive area
[2] ohne Plural: positiver Bereich[3] Without plural: favorable finding, cheap result
[3] ohne Plural: günstiger Befund, günstiges Ergebnis[4] Without plural: reached and possibly even unexpected surplus
[4] ohne Plural: erreichter und eventuell sogar unerwarteter ÜberschussHow to use Plus in a sentence?
Example sentences in German using Plus with translations in English.
[1] Normalerweise setzt man kein Plus vor positive Zahlen.
[1] Usually there is no plus in front of positive numbers[1] Viele Leute setzen auch für „und“ ein Plus.
[1] Many people also set a plus for "and"[2] Endlich ist mein Konto wieder im Plus!
[2] Finally my account is back in the plus[3] Das große Plus beim Wiktionary ist, dass es nichts kostet.
[3] The big plus for the Wiktionary is that it costs nothing[3] „Das einzige Plus dieses Kindergartens war ein natürlicher Schneehügel, den die Kinder sehr mochten.“
[3] "The only plus of this kindergarten was a natural snow hill, which the children are very happy"[4] Die Firma erzielte verglichen mit den Planungen ein Plus von 23%.
[4] The company achieved a plus of 23%compared to the planning[4] „Ein Plus von fünf Prozentpunkten maß der stern-RTL-Wahltrend in den Tagen nach der Operation Neustart für die Sozialdemokraten; statt auf 21 kämen sie nun bundesweit auf 26 Prozent.“
[4] "A plus of five percentage points of the Stern RTL election trend in the days after the operation restart for social democracy instead of 21, they would now come nationwide to 26 percentage"How do you pronounce Plus?
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