Is it der, die oder das Sitte?
DIE
The correct article in German of Sitte is die. So it is die Sitte! (nominative case)
The word Sitte 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 Sitte?
How does the declension of Sitte 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 Sitte | die Sitten |
| Genitive | der Sitte | der Sitten |
| Dative | der Sitte | den Sitten |
| Akkusative | die Sitte | die Sitten |
What is the meaning of Sitte in German?
Sitte has various definitions in German:
[1] In society through tradition, custom and/or moral/religious commandments legitimized social norm
[1] in der Gesellschaft durch Tradition, Brauch und/oder moralische/religiöse Gebote legitimierte soziale Norm[2] Short motion for Sittentezernat or Sion Police
[2] Kurzwort für Sittendezernat oder SittenpolizeiHow to use Sitte in a sentence?
Example sentences in German using Sitte with translations in English.
[1] Das ist hier Sitte.
[1] This is sin here[1] „Marina Velisar hatte sich noch nicht gezeigt, dies entsprach französischer Sitte, die Honneurs machte der alte Velisar, den Bota als jenen Mann erkannte, der bei ihrer Ankunft die Wagentür geöffnet hatte.“
[1] "Marina Velisar had not yet shown himself, this corresponded to French custom, the Honneurs made the old Velisar, whom bota recognized as the man who had opened the car door when they arrived"[1] „Das bürgerliche Benehmen, die bürgerliche Sitte und der bürgerliche Anstand haben verschiedene Schwellen.“
[1] "The bourgeois behavior, the bourgeois custom and the bourgeois decency have different thresholds"[1] „In der Studentenkneipe herrschen keine schönen Sitten.“
[1] "There are no beautiful Sion in the student pub"[2] Um diesen Fall muss sich nicht die Mordkommission, sondern die Sitte kümmern.
[2] The murder commission does not have to take care of this case, but the customHow do you pronounce Sitte?
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