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Is it der, die oder das Polka?

DIE

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

The word Polka 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 …).

German declension of Polka?

How does the declension of Polka 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 Polka die Polkas
Genitive der Polka der Polkas
Dative der Polka den Polkas
Akkusative die Polka die Polkas

What is the meaning of Polka in German?

Polka is defined as:

[1] Music: A lively circular dance from Bohemia in the lively to rapid two -quarter time

[1] Musik: ein beschwingter Rundtanz aus Böhmen im lebhaften bis raschen Zweivierteltakt

How to use Polka in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Polka with translations in English.

[1] „Und langweilen tut sie sich! Sie möchte natürlich in der Stadt wohnen und Abend für Abend Polka tanzen! Arme kleine Frau! So was schnappt nach Liebe wie ein Karpfen auf dem Küchentisch nach Wasser.“

[1] “And bored she does it, of course, she wants to live in the city and dance polka evening for evening! Poor little woman! Something like that grabs like a carp on the kitchen table to water "

[1] „Von Zeit zu Zeit wandte er sich, in die Hände klatschend, zum Kapellmeister, damit dieser den Einsatz zu einer Polka oder einer Mazurka gebe, um die Wartezeit zu überbrücken.“

[1] "From time to time he turned into his hands clapping, to the Kapellmeister, so that he gave the operation to a polka or a Mazurka in order to bridge the waiting time"

[1] „Der Auftritt der Blasmusiker mit Walzer, Polka, Marsch, Opernstücken und symphonischer Musik ist ein Besuchermagnet.“

[1] "The appearance of the brass musicians with waltz, polka, march, opera pieces and symphonic music is a visitor magnet" "

How do you pronounce Polka?

Polka

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