Is it der, die oder das Popcorn?

DAS

The correct article in German of Popcorn is das. So it is das Popcorn! (nominative case)

The word Popcorn is neuter, therefore the correct article is das.

According to the vast majority of dictionaries, the word is only used in the singular as a collective. Nevertheless, examples can also be found in which it is understood as a countable noun unitatis and mostly used in the plural form »Popcorns« (see examples).

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 Popcorn?

How does the declension of Popcorn 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	das Popcorn	die Popcorns
Genitive	des Popcorns	der Popcorns
Dative	dem Popcorn	den Popcorns
Akkusative	das Popcorn	die Popcorns

What is the meaning of Popcorn in German?

Popcorn is defined as:

[1] For consumption by heating in hot fat under high pressure roasting and buried after the following cancellation of the pressure, bloated corn wholesome morns

[1] zum Verzehr durch Erhitzen in heißem Fett unter hohem Druck röstend gedämpfte und nach folgender Aufhebung des Druckes aufgeplatzte, zu lockeren Massen aufgeblähte Maiskörner; gepuffter Mais

How to use Popcorn in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Popcorn with translations in English.

[1] Bringst du mir eine Tüte Popcorn mit?!

[1] Do you bring me a bag of popcorn

[1] Immer wenn ich mir im Kino einen Film ansehe oder einen Videoabend zuhause veranstalte, darf Popcorn nicht fehlen.

[1] Whenever I watch a film in the cinema or organize a video evening at home, Popcorn is not allowed to be missing

[1] „Mit Kino hat dies alles nur am Rand zu tun, denn ohne das Rascheln von Zellophanverpackungen, ohne den Duft frischer Popcorns, ohne die amüsanten Zwischenrufe vorlauter Besucher und ohne kollektives Gelächter, ist Kino eben kein Erlebnis.“

[1] "All this has to do with cinema, because without the rustling of cellophane packaging, without the scent of fresh popcorns, without the amusing interjections and without a collective laughter, Kino is not an experience"

[1] „Sie wissen ja, wer an solchen Kreuzfahrten teilnimmt. Zu 90 Prozent sind es US-Amerikaner, die den ganzen Tag Popcorn und Eis fressen und an Land gehen, um T-Shirts zu kaufen oder ins Kasino zu gehen.“

[1] "You know who in 90 percent of such cruises are Americans who eat popcorn and ice all day and go ashore to buy T-shirts or go to the casino."

[1] „Der Charme des Popcorns liegt für die Kinobetreiber in der attraktiven Gewinnmarge.“

[1] "The charm of the popcorn is in the attractive profit marade for cinema operators"

[1] „Und auch die obligatorischen Popcorns gab es natürlich in der Harry-Potter-Tüte.“

[1] "And of course there were also the mandatory popcorns in the Harry-Potter tower"

[1] „Gewonnen hatte jene Gruppe, die am Schluss über dem Feuer am meisten Popcorns zubereiten konnte.“

[1] "The group who was able to prepare the most popcorns over the fire had won"

[1] „Und schon zerstieben Dutzende von Insekten aller Farben, Grösse und Form in alle Richtungen – wie Popcorns aus der Pfanne.“

[1] "And dozens of insects of all colors, size and shape are already rising in all directions - like popcorns from the pan" "

[1] „Bei diesem Kinonachmittag kam dank selbst gemachten Popcorns Atmosphäre wie im richtigen Lichtspielhaus auf – wobei schon allein die Popcornmaschine ein Höhepunkt für die Kinder war, die bei jedem ‚Plop‘ noch größere Augen bekamen.“

[1] "On this cinema afternoon, thanks to homemade popcorns atmosphere, as well as in the right classroom, the popcorn machine alone was a highlight for the children who got even bigger eyes with every 'Plop'"

[1] „Stundenlang erfinden sie Geschichten für die Tiere, die sie in den einzelnen Popcorns erkennen.“

[1] "For hours they invent stories for the animals that they recognize in the individual popcorns"

[1] „Wir hatten einfach vergessen, dass es an der Kinokasse kein Schlangestehen geben, dass nach dem Film der Saal nicht wie eine Müllhalde aus Plasticbechern und Popcorn aussehen muss.“

[1] "We just forgot that there was no snake at the box office that after the film of the hall, the hall does not have to look like a garbage dump made from plastic cups and popcorn"

How do you pronounce Popcorn?

Popcorn

Pictures or photos of Popcorn

[1] Popcorn

[1] einzelne Popcorn-Flocken beziehungsweise Popcorns

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