Is it der, die oder das Schotten?
DER
The correct article in German of Schotten is der. So it is der Schotten! (nominative case)
The word Schotten 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.
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 …).
Context 1
German declension of Schotten?
How does the declension of Schotten 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 Schotten | — |
Genitive | des Schottens | — |
Dative | dem Schotten | — |
Akkusative | den Schotten | — |
What is the meaning of Schotten in German?
Schotten is defined as:
[1] Austrian, southern German: dry curd cheese, crumbled cheese cheese
[1] österreichisch, süddeutsch: ausgetrockneter Topfen, zu Bröseln zerfallener KäseHow to use Schotten in a sentence?
Example sentences in German using Schotten with translations in English.
[1] Der Schotten fehlt noch in der Suppe.
[1] The Scots are still missing in the soupIs it der, die oder das Schotten?
DAS
The correct article in German of Schotten is das. So it is das Schotten! (nominative case)
The word Schotten is neuter, therefore the correct article is das.
The article is needed if "Scots" in a certain quality, at a certain time or period as a subject or object in the sentence, is otherwise, i.e. usually, no article is used.
Context 2
German declension of Schotten?
How does the declension of Schotten 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) Schotten | — |
Genitive | (des Schotten) (des Schottens) Schottens | — |
Dative | (dem) Schotten | — |
Akkusative | (das) Schotten | — |
What is the meaning of Schotten in German?
Schotten is defined as:
[1] A city in Hesse, Germany
[1] eine Stadt in Hessen, DeutschlandHow to use Schotten in a sentence?
Example sentences in German using Schotten with translations in English.
[1] Schotten liegt in der Mitte Hessens.
[1] Scots lies in the middle of HessensäHow do you pronounce Schotten?
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