Is it der, die oder das Provence?
DIE
The correct article in German of Provence is die. So it is die Provence! (nominative case)
The word Provence 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.
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 Provence?
How does the declension of Provence 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 Provence | — |
| Genitive | der Provence | — |
| Dative | der Provence | — |
| Akkusative | die Provence | — |
What is the meaning of Provence in German?
Provence is defined as:
[1] The landscape in the outermost southeast of France
[1] die Landschaft im äußersten Südosten von FrankreichHow to use Provence in a sentence?
Example sentences in German using Provence with translations in English.
[1] Kräuter der Provence sind als Gewürzmischung handelsüblich und typisch für die provenzalische Küche.
[1] Herbs of Provence are commercially available as a spice mixture and typical of the Provencal cuisine[1] „Die Bergwanderer in der Provence feuern jeden Radfahrer, der an ihnen vorbeikriecht, mit allez! allez! an.“
[1] “The mountain hikers in Provence fire every cyclist who creeps past them, allze allez! anan "[1] „In der Provence ist der Winter nur dann rauh, wenn es windig ist, und leider bläst der Nordwind sehr häufig.“
[1] "In Provence, winter is only rough when it is windy, and unfortunately the north wind blows very frequently"How do you pronounce Provence?
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