Is it der, die oder das Saum?

DER

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

The word Saum 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 Saum?

How does the declension of Saum 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 Saum	die Säume
Genitive	des Saums des Saumes	der Säume
Dative	dem Saum dem Saume	den Säumen
Akkusative	den Saum	die Säume

What is the meaning of Saum in German?

Saum has various definitions in German:

[1] Mount a fabric piece

[1] Einfassung eines Stoffstücks

[2] edge of a terrain or a water surface

[2] Rand eines Geländes oder einer Wasserfläche

How to use Saum in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Saum with translations in English.

[1] Zum Schluss versah er das Tischtuch noch mit einem Saum aus Samt.

[1] Finally, he still won the tabletop with a hem from velvet

[1] „Sie trug nichts darunter, und ihre Brustwarzen stießen spitz durch den leichten Stoff und ließen ihn in zwei schmalen, abstehenden Falten bis zum Saum fallen.“[2]

"She did not carry anything underneath, and her nipples pushed pointed through the lightweight fabric and dropped him into two narrow, protruding wrinkles to the hem" [2]

[2] Der Saum eines Waldes ist für die Tierwelt besonders wichtig.

[2] The hem of a forest is particularly important for the wildlife

[2] „Die ungeheure Bergkette um sich herum empfand er wie einen dunkleren Saum am Nachthimmel.“[3]

[2] "The tremendous mountain range around him, he felt like a darker hem at the night sky at" [3]

[2] „Die Säume der Wolken glühten golden, und im Osten zog es schwarz herauf.“[4]

[2] "The trees of the clouds glowed golden, and in the east it pulled black up" [4]

How do you pronounce Saum?

Saum

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