Is it der, die oder das Quelle?
DIE
The correct article in German of Quelle is die. So it is die Quelle! (nominative case)
The word Quelle 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 Quelle?
How does the declension of Quelle 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 Quelle | die Quellen |
| Genitive | der Quelle | der Quellen |
| Dative | der Quelle | den Quellen |
| Akkusative | die Quelle | die Quellen |
What is the meaning of Quelle in German?
Quelle has various definitions in German:
[1] Origin of a river, flowing water system Place of the apparent above -ground exit of water
[1] Ursprung eines Flusses, fließenden Gewässers; Ort des augenscheinlichen oberirdischen Austritts von Gewässern[2] origin of something certain
[2] Ursprung von etwas Bestimmten[3] Scientifically evaluable primary material
[3] wissenschaftlich auswertbares Primärmaterial[4] Person who has direct information
[4] Person, die über direkte Informationen verfügtHow to use Quelle in a sentence?
Example sentences in German using Quelle with translations in English.
[1] Die Quelle der Elbe liegt in Tschechien.
[1] The source of the Elbe lies in the Czechia[1] „Später hielten wir bei einer Quelle am Straßenrand, um Peg zu tränken, und ich schlug vor, dort zu essen.“
[1] "Later we stopped at a source on the side of the road to soak PEG, and I suggested that Essenä" suggested "[1] „Als der Franzose die Quelle im Januar 1909 besucht hatte, also mitten in der Trockenzeit, war das oberste Becken leer.“
[1] "When the Frenchman visited the source in January 1909, in the middle of the dry season, the top pool was empty"[1] „Zusätzliche Mauern gliederten eine Quelle in die Stadt ein und garantierten damit ihre Wasserversorgung.“
[1] "Additional walls divided a source into the city and thus guaranteed their water supply" "[2] Ich brauche einen Arzt, der wirklich die Quelle meines Leidens sucht.
[2] I need a doctor who really adds the source of my suffering[3] Die Herkunft des Wortes ist durch Angabe einer Quelle zu belegen.
[3] The origin of the word is to be found by specifying a source[3] „Manche Quellen behaupten deshalb, der hölzerne Rumpf des Schiffes sei schon rott gewesen.“
[3] "Some sources therefore claim that the wooden fuselage of the ship was already Rott"[3] „Wie wir nachgewiesen haben, extrahierte er aus mindestens siebzehn Quellen etwa hundert konkrete Einzelheiten.“
[3] "As we have proven, he extracted about a hundred concrete details from at least seventeen sources"[3] „Die frühesten Quellen erwähnen meist nur einzelne Kaufleute, die im Fernhandel tätig waren, einige von ihnen mit Familie.“
[3] "The earliest sources usually only mention individual merchants who worked in the long -distance trade, some of them with Familienä"[3] „Diese Konvention fördert den Überblick über die Quellen und Standpunkte.“
[3] "This convention promotes an overview of the sources and viewpoints"[4] Der Zeuge war eine wichtige Quelle für die Aufklärung des Falles.
[4] The witness was an important source for the investigation of the case[4] „Wie jeder Agent kann ich natürlich meine Quellen nicht preisgeben.“
[4] "Like every agent, of course I can't reveal my sources"How do you pronounce Quelle?
Pictures or photos of Quelle
![[1] künstlich gestaltete Quelle](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2e/K%C3%B6nigsbr%C3%BCnnchen.jpg/220px-K%C3%B6nigsbr%C3%BCnnchen.jpg)
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