Is it der, die oder das Skandinavier?
DER
The correct article in German of Skandinavier is der. So it is der Skandinavier! (nominative case)
The word Skandinavier 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.
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 Skandinavier?
How does the declension of Skandinavier 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 Skandinavier | die Skandinavier |
| Genitive | des Skandinaviers | der Skandinavier |
| Dative | dem Skandinavier | den Skandinaviern |
| Akkusative | den Skandinavier | die Skandinavier |
What is the meaning of Skandinavier in German?
Skandinavier is defined as:
[1] A resident, resident of Scandinavia, a person born in Scandinavia
[1] ein Einwohner, Bewohner von Skandinavien, eine in Skandinavien geborene PersonHow to use Skandinavier in a sentence?
Example sentences in German using Skandinavier with translations in English.
[1] „Früher, als Deutsche, Skandinavier und Griechen kamen und alles gut ging, jammerte Tassos ausgiebig; heute, da er Grund zum Jammern hätte, ist er lächelnder Fatalist. “
[1] "In the past, when German, Scandinavians and Greeks came and everything went well, Tassos whined extensively today, since he had reason to whine, he is a smiling fatalist" "[1] „Die Skandinavier bauen Gerste und Hafer an, doch sie fischen auch und gehen auf die Jagd - im Norden zählen etwa Elche und Rentiere zu ihrer Beute.“
[1] "The Scandinavians are growing barley and oats, but they also fish and go hunting - in the north, for example, moose and reindeer belong to their prey" "[1] „Ein Skandinavier stand im Gleichgewicht auf den Steinen und vollführte langsame Tai-Chi-Chuan-Bewegungen.“
[1] "A Scandinavian stood in balance on the stones and completed slow Tai-Chi-Chuan movements"How do you pronounce Skandinavier?
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