Is it der, die oder das Schlesien?
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 Schlesien?
How does the declension of Schlesien 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) Schlesien | — |
| Genitive | (des Schlesien) (des Schlesiens) Schlesiens | — |
| Dative | (dem) Schlesien | — |
| Akkusative | (das) Schlesien | — |
What is the meaning of Schlesien in German?
Schlesien is defined as:
[1] Central European region, which belongs to Poland and the Czech Republic, was also German, Prussian and Austria-Hungarian territory in historical times
[1] mitteleuropäische Region, die zu Polen und zu Tschechien gehört, in historischer Zeit auch deutsches, preußisches und österreich-ungarisches Territorium warHow to use Schlesien in a sentence?
Example sentences in German using Schlesien with translations in English.
[1] Sie kommen aus Schlesien.
[1] You come from Silesia[1] Schlesiens Hauptstadt ist Breslau.
[1] Silesia's capital is Wroclaw[1] „Wenige nur wurden in Güterwagen abtransportiert, die meisten in der eisigen Winterkälte auf die Straßen Schlesiens gejagt.“
[1] "Few were only transported into freight wagons, most of them hunted on the streets of Silesia in the icy winter cold"How do you pronounce Schlesien?
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