Is it der, die oder das Schiff?
DAS
The correct article in German of Schiff is das. So it is das Schiff! (nominative case)
The word Schiff is neuter, therefore the correct article is das.
If the ships are addressed only by their baptismal name, the gender of the name becomes female . It does not matter whether the name comes from a female or male person, a place name or any other origin.
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 Schiff?
How does the declension of Schiff 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 Schiff | die Schiffe |
| Genitive | des Schiffs des Schiffes | der Schiffe |
| Dative | dem Schiff dem Schiffe | den Schiffen |
| Akkusative | das Schiff | die Schiffe |
What is the meaning of Schiff in German?
Schiff has various definitions in German:
[1] large watercraft (usually with a hull length of more than 10 m, otherwise it is a boat)
[1] großes Wasserfahrzeug (in der Regel mit über 10 m Rumpflänge, sonst ist es ein Boot)[2] elongated room of a church or cathedral
[2] lang gestreckter Raum einer Kirche oder Kathedrale[3] a metal plate with the edge turned up on three sides, which is used to collect the set in the printing technique
[3] eine Metallplatte mit an drei Seiten aufgebogenem Rand, die zum Sammeln des Satzes in der Drucktechnik benutzt wirdHow to use Schiff in a sentence?
Example sentences in German using Schiff with translations in English.
[1] Schau dir mal dieses große Schiff an!
[1] Take a look at this big ship ![1] „Die Niederlage der athenischen Flotte im Nildelta gegen persische Schiffe beendet die griechische Intervention im ägyptischen Aufstand.“[2]
[1] “The defeat of the Athenian fleet in the Nile Delta against Persian ships ends the Greek intervention in the Egyptian uprising” [2][1] „Wir steuern, obschon das Schiff jetzt sehr langsam in Schritttempo fährt, gegen eine starke Strömung.“[3]
[1] "Although the ship is now moving very slowly at walking pace, we are steering against a strong current." [3][2] „Kirchen werden - insbesondere wenn es sich um Basiliken handelt - in verschiedene Schiffe aufgeteilt (Saalkirchen sind einschiffig bei Hallenkirchen gibt es Seitenschiffe die gleich hoch wie das Hauptschiff sind).“[4]
[2] "Churches are - especially when it comes to basilicas - divided into different aisles (hall churches are single-aisled with hall churches there are side aisles that are the same height as the main nave) ." [4][3] Der Winkelhaken, Hauptwerkzeug der Setzer. Er ist in der Breite verstellbar und nimmt die Einzelbuchstaben aus Blei zeilenweise auf. Danach werden die Zeilen ausgehoben (Ungeübte schmeißen bei diesem Vorgang wieder alles zusammen, was sie vorher mühsam gesetzt haben) und dann auf ein Schiff (Metallblech mit Rahmen) gestellt.[5]
[3] The angle hook, the main tool of the typesetter. It is adjustable in width and accepts the individual letters made of lead line by line.How do you pronounce Schiff?
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