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Is it der, die oder das Pole?

DER

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

The word Pole 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 Pole?

How does the declension of Pole 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 Pole die Polen
Genitive des Polen der Polen
Dative dem Polen den Polen
Akkusative den Polen die Polen

What is the meaning of Pole in German?

Pole has various definitions in German:

[1] Citizens of Poland

[1] Staatsbürger von Polen

[2] A person whose (mother) language and culture are Polish

[2] ein Mensch, dessen (Mutter-)Sprache und Kultur polnisch sind

How to use Pole in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Pole with translations in English.

[1] Die Polen sind unsere Nachbarn.

[1] The Poles are our neighboring

[1] „Meine Cousine hat ihr Haus in Moers von zwei Polen streichen lassen.“

[1] "My cousin has had her house in Moers from two Poles"

[1] „Aus demselben Grund haben Polen einen großen Respekt vor Fremdsprachen.“

[1] "For the same reason, Poland have great respect for foreign language"

[2] Frédéric Chopin war ein Pole, er hieß ursprünglich Fryderyk Chopin.

[2] Frédéric Chopin was a pole, it was originally called Fryderyk Chopinien

How do you pronounce Pole?

Pole
Pole (Österreich)
Pole
Pole (Österreich)

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