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Is it der, die oder das Single?

DER

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

The word Single 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 …).

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German declension of Single?

How does the declension of Single 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 Single die Singles
Genitive des Single des Singles der Singles
Dative dem Single den Singles
Akkusative den Single die Singles

What is the meaning of Single in German?

Single is defined as:

[1] Human who lives in the household without a firm relationship with another person and without a minor child who is single who is single

[1] Mensch, der ohne feste Beziehung zu einer anderen Person und ohne minderjähriges Kind im Haushalt lebt; jemand, der alleinstehend ist

How to use Single in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Single with translations in English.

[1] Du hast einen Freund? Du hast es gut. Ich bin noch Single.

[1] You have a friend you have it. I am still single.

[1] „Für einen Single der Neuzeit war seine Wohnung ziemlich groß.“

[1] "For a single of modern times, his apartment was quite large"

[1] „Jetzt, mit sechsunddreißig, bin ich kein Single mehr, trinke fast keinen Alkohol und rauche nicht mal mehr.“

[1] "Now, with thirty -six, I'm no longer a single, drink almost no alcohol and don't even smoke more" "
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Is it der, die oder das Single?

DIE

The correct article in German of Single is die. So it is die Single! (nominative case)

The word Single is feminine, therefore the correct article is die.

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German declension of Single?

How does the declension of Single 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 Single die Singles
Genitive der Single der Singles
Dative der Single den Singles
Akkusative die Single die Singles

What is the meaning of Single in German?

Single is defined as:

[1] Music: sound carriers on which only one or a few pieces of an interpreter can be found

[1] Musik: Tonträger auf dem nur ein oder wenige Stücke eines Interpreten zu finden ist

How to use Single in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Single with translations in English.

[1] Hast du die neue Single von Sänger XY schon gekauft?

[1] You have already bought the new single from singer XY

[1] Auch in Zeiten des Verkaufs von Musik über das Internet werden noch Singles produziert.

[1] Even in times of the sale of music over the Internet, singles are still produced

[1] „Renate war nicht da, und ich konnte endlich meine Single hören.“

[1] "Renate was not there and I could finally hear my single" "

[1] „Er besaß eine LP und zwei Singles, die Springfield Ende der Sechziger veröffentlicht hatte, die Platten hatte er zur Zeit seines Wirtschaftsprüferstudiums an der Handelshochschule in Kopenhagen gekauft.“

[1] "He had an LP and two singles that Springfield had released at the end of the 1960s, he had bought the records at the time of his auditor at the trade university in Copenhagen"
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Is it der, die oder das Single?

DAS

The correct article in German of Single is das. So it is das Single! (nominative case)

The word Single is neuter, therefore the correct article is das.

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German declension of Single?

How does the declension of Single 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 Single die Singles
Genitive des Single des Singles der Singles
Dative dem Single den Singles
Akkusative das Single die Singles

What is the meaning of Single in German?

Single has various definitions in German:

[1] Tennis, badminton: game in which a single player competes against another single player

[1] Tennis, Badminton: Spiel, bei dem ein einzelner Spieler gegen einen anderen einzelnen Spieler antritt

[2] Golf: two game

[2] Golf: Zweierspiel

[3] Team sport: winning a competition (of several possible) of a sports team in a game season

[3] Mannschaftssport: Gewinn eines Wettbewerbe (von mehreren möglichen) einer Sportmannschaft in einer Spielsaison

How to use Single in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Single with translations in English.

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How do you pronounce Single?

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