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Is it der, die oder das Seitenhieb?

DER

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

The word Seitenhieb 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 Seitenhieb?

How does the declension of Seitenhieb 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 Seitenhieb die Seitenhiebe
Genitive des Seitenhiebs des Seitenhiebes der Seitenhiebe
Dative dem Seitenhieb dem Seitenhiebe den Seitenhieben
Akkusative den Seitenhieb die Seitenhiebe

What is the meaning of Seitenhieb in German?

Seitenhieb has various definitions in German:

[1] Someone of the strike staggered on the side

[1] jemandem seitlich versetzter Schlag

[2] Translated: Criticism, mocking remark that is not the main content of the statement

[2] übertragen: Kritik, spöttische Bemerkung, die nicht Hauptinhalt der Äußerung ist

How to use Seitenhieb in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Seitenhieb with translations in English.

[1] „Er parierte die Stöße mit seinem langen Korbdegen oder wich ihnen mit wunderbarer Behendigkeit aus, führte auch zwischendurch einmal einen Seitenhieb auf seine Gegner.“

[1] "He parried the bumps with his long basket of basket or gave way to them with wonderful accuracy, also led a swipe to his opponent in between"

[2] „Einen Seitenhieb auf die Schwesternpartei konnte sich Huber nicht verkneifen und beklagte, es habe keinen Rückenwind aus der Bundespolitik gegeben.“

[2] "Huber could not help but complained that there was no tailwind from federal politics"

How do you pronounce Seitenhieb?

Seitenhieb

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