Is it der, die oder das Pumpe?

DIE

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

The word Pumpe 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 Pumpe?

How does the declension of Pumpe 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 Pumpe	die Pumpen
Genitive	der Pumpe	der Pumpen
Dative	der Pumpe	den Pumpen
Akkusative	die Pumpe	die Pumpen

What is the meaning of Pumpe in German?

Pumpe has various definitions in German:

[1] A device or machine that transports liquids, gases or the like from one room to another, mostly against a height or pressure gradient

[1] ein Gerät oder eine Maschine, die Flüssigkeiten, Gase oder Ähnliches von einem Raum in einen anderen befördert, meist gegen ein Höhen- oder Druckgefälle

[2] colloquially, pictorial: the heart

[2] umgangssprachlich, bildlich: das Herz

How to use Pumpe in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Pumpe with translations in English.

[1] Die Feuerwehr säuberte den Keller mit einer Pumpe vom Schlamm.

[1] The fire brigade cleaned the basement with a pump from the mud

[1] „Wir aber konnten nicht umhin, uns notdürftig unter der Pumpe zu waschen, und das Wasser war hundeelend kalt.“

[1] "But we couldn't help wash ourselves under the pump, and the water was dog elend"

[1] „Und er war dann zu der großen Pumpe in der Fleischerstraße gegangen und hatte zwei Eier frisches Wasser nach Hause gebracht.“

[1] "And then he went to the big pump in Fleischerstrasse and had brought two eggs fresh water home"

[2] Meine Pumpe machte schlapp.

[2] My pump was slapped

[2] „"Das Spiel ist mir unheimlich auf die Pumpe gegangen", resümierte hinterher der Vorsitzende der Geschäftsführung, Jürgen L. Born, der per Handy stets über die Zwischenstände aus Stuttgart und Berlin informiert gewesen war.“

[2] "" The game went on my pump, "summarized the chairman of the management, Jürgen Läer Born, who had always been informed about the intermediate stands from Stuttgart and Berlin by cell phone."

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Pumpe

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