Is it der, die oder das Quintett?
DAS
The correct article in German of Quintett is das. So it is das Quintett! (nominative case)
The word Quintett is neuter, therefore the correct article is das.
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 Quintett?
How does the declension of Quintett 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 | das Quintett | die Quintette |
| Genitive | des Quintettes des Quintetts | der Quintette |
| Dative | dem Quintett dem Quintette | den Quintetten |
| Akkusative | das Quintett | die Quintette |
What is the meaning of Quintett in German?
Quintett has various definitions in German:
[1] Music: A group of five musicians (singing votes or instruments)
[1] Musik: eine Gruppe von fünf Musizierenden (Singstimmen oder Instrumente)[2] Music: A piece of music for five singers or five instruments
[2] Musik: ein Musikstück für fünf Sänger oder fünf Instrumente[3] joking: group of five people
[3] scherzhaft: Gruppe von fünf PersonenHow to use Quintett in a sentence?
Example sentences in German using Quintett with translations in English.
[1] Heute gibt unser Quintett ein kleines Konzert.
[1] Today our quintet gives a small concert[1] „Till Altenburg tourt mit einem Quintett durch Europa, der alte Hofnarr.“
[1] "Till Altenburg tours with a quintet through Europe, the old court fool" "[2] „Ein Quintett wie im Don Giovanni steht uns näher als die epische Bewegung im Tristan.“
[2] "A quintet like in Don Giovanni is closer to us than the epic movement in the Tristanä"How do you pronounce Quintett?
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