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Is it der, die oder das Prison?

DAS

DIE

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

The word Prison is neuter or feminine, therefore the correct article is das or 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.

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 Prison?

How does the declension of Prison 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 1 Singular 2 Plural
Nominative das Prison die Prison die Prisons
Genitive des Prisons der Prison der Prisons
Dative dem Prison der Prison den Prisons
Akkusative das Prison die Prison die Prisons

What is the meaning of Prison in German?

Prison is defined as:

[1] Octed: Spatiality for people to serve a prison sentence

[1] veraltet: Räumlichkeit für Personen zur Verbüßung einer Haftstrafe

How to use Prison in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Prison with translations in English.

[1] „Es hatte eine Extraration Rum gegeben. Auch John Black, der unten im Prison lag und sich frierend auf seinem Lager wälzte, hatte etwas davon erhalten.“

[1] "There was also an extra of John Black, who was in prison at the bottom and rolled freezing on his camp, had received some of it."

How do you pronounce Prison?

Prison

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