Is it der, die oder das Postbote?
DER
The correct article in German of Postbote is der. So it is der Postbote! (nominative case)
The word Postbote 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.
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 Postbote?
How does the declension of Postbote 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 Postbote | die Postboten |
| Genitive | des Postboten | der Postboten |
| Dative | dem Postboten | den Postboten |
| Akkusative | den Postboten | die Postboten |
What is the meaning of Postbote in German?
Postbote is defined as:
[1] Professional title: someone who delivered mail
[1] Berufsbezeichnung: jemand, der Post zustelltHow to use Postbote in a sentence?
Example sentences in German using Postbote with translations in English.
[1] Immer wenn der Postbote kommt, bellt der Hund.
[1] Whenever the postman comes, the dog barks[1] „Der Postbote nickte, er selbst schien nichts dagegen zu haben, und er ließ auch weiter offen, welche Meinung er persönlich vertrat.“
[1] "The postman nodded that he himself did not seem to have anything against it, and he continued to open the opinion he personally represented"[1] „In dem Bündel, das der Postbote am Dienstag in der Hand hielt, war Leskovs Brief.“
[1] "In the bundle that the postman held in hand on Tuesday, Leskov's letter was"[1] „Verpassen kann ich den Postboten nicht, er muß zu uns kommen.“
[1] "I can't miss the postman, he has to come to us"[1] „Dann erwischte ich Andrew eines Morgens dabei, wie er ein großes, flaches Paket für den Postboten verschnürte.“
[1] "Then one in the morning I caught a large, flat package for the postman lacing"How do you pronounce Postbote?
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