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Is it der, die oder das Samen?

DER

The correct article in German of Samen is der. So it is der Samen! (nominative case)

The word Samen is masculine, therefore the correct article is der.

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 Samen?

How does the declension of Samen 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 der Samen die Samen
Genitive des Samens der Samen
Dative dem Samen den Samen
Akkusative den Samen die Samen

What is the meaning of Samen in German?

Samen has various definitions in German:

[1] Majority reproductive body of the seed plants

[1] vielzelliger Fortpflanzungskörper der Samenpflanzen

[2] Without plural: a lot of seeds

[2] ohne Plural: eine Menge von Samen

[3] Without plural: sperm, secretion of the male gender glands with numerous sperm cells

[3] ohne Plural: Sperma, Sekret der männlichen Geschlechtsdrüsen mit zahlreichen Samenzellen

[4] biblical: offspring

[4] biblisch: Nachkommenschaft

How to use Samen in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Samen with translations in English.

[1] Der einzelne Samen wiegt nur wenige Milligramm.

[1] The individual seed weighs only a few milligrams

[1] „Samen und Blütenstäube schwirrten durch die Luft.“

[1] "Sama and flower dust buzzed through the air"

[2] Bei dieser Grasmischung darf man den Samen nur ganz dünn ausbringen.

[2] With this grass mixture you can only spend the seed very thinly

[3] Der Samen entwickelt sich in den Hoden.

[3] The seed develops in the testicle

[3] „Simen Tjing umfasste mit beiden Händen ihre Popobacken, und wie ein Strom ergoß sich sein Samen.“

[3] "Sen Tjing included her poppacks with both hands, and his seede poured out like a current"

[4] Feindschaft will ich setzen zwischen deinem Samen und ihrem Samen.

[4] I want to set hostility between your seed and your seede

How do you pronounce Samen?

Samen

Pictures or photos of Samen

[1] Samen vom Löwenzahn
[1] Samen vom Löwenzahn

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