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Is it der, die oder das Shorts?

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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DIE

DAS

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 Shorts?

How does the declension of Shorts 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 die Shorts
Genitive der Shorts
Dative den Shorts
Akkusative die Shorts

What is the meaning of Shorts in German?

Shorts is defined as:

[1] Short trousers that reach the knee at most

[1] kurze Hose, die höchstens bis zum Knie reicht

How to use Shorts in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Shorts with translations in English.

[1] Er trug ein rotes T-Shirt und blaue Shorts.

[1] He was wearing a red T-shirt and blue shorts

[1] „Er verlässt sofort das Haus, so, wie er ist, in Shorts und Flip-Flops.“

[1] "He immediately leaves the house, as it is, in shorts and flip-flopse"

[1] „Ein betrunkener Mann in Shorts und zerschlissenem Hemd näherte sich.“

[1] "A drunk man in shorts and crushed shirt approached"

[1] „Schon sind schwarzseidene Shorts für sommerliche Trauerfälle und warme gesellige Anlässe in Vorbereitung.“

[1] "Already black -silk shorts for summer mourning cases and warm sociable occasions in preparation"

How do you pronounce Shorts?

Shorts

Pictures or photos of Shorts

[1] Drei Männer in roten Shorts
[1] Drei Männer in roten Shorts

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