Is it der, die oder das Sintflut?
DIE
The correct article in German of Sintflut is die. So it is die Sintflut! (nominative case)
The word Sintflut is feminine, therefore the correct article is die.
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 Sintflut?
How does the declension of Sintflut 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 Sintflut | die Sintfluten |
| Genitive | der Sintflut | der Sintfluten |
| Dative | der Sintflut | den Sintfluten |
| Akkusative | die Sintflut | die Sintfluten |
What is the meaning of Sintflut in German?
Sintflut is defined as:
[1] A large global flood described in the 1A book Moses of the Bible, with which God is said to have punished people for their sinful life
[1] eine im 1. Buch Mose der Bibel bezeichnete große weltumspannende Flut, mit der Gott die Menschen für ihr sündiges Leben bestraft haben sollHow to use Sintflut in a sentence?
Example sentences in German using Sintflut with translations in English.
[1] In der frühen babylonischen Mythologie erschuf der Sturmgott Enlil eine Sintflut, um die gottlose Menschheit zu vernichten
[1] In the early Babylonian mythology, the storm god Enlil created a flood to destroy the godless humanity[1] „Ungeheuer ist das Aufsehen, das seine Ausführungen erregen; wie ein Lauffeuer verbreitet sich die Kunde von der babylonischen Sintflut.''
[1] "The tremendous is the sensation that his explanations of excitement like a running -fire spreads the customer from the Babylonian delute ''[1] „Ich wußte, daß es bei den Babyloniern eine Sintflut gab, es hieß, daß die Legende von dort in die Bibel gewandert war.“
[1] "I knew there was a deluge with the Babylonians, it was said that the legend was hiked from there to the Bible"[1] „Als gläubige Christen stellten sie die Sintflut an den Beginn der göttlichen Schöpfung.“
[1] "As believing Christians, they placed the deluge at the beginning of the divine creation" "How do you pronounce Sintflut?
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