Is it der, die oder das Soda?
DAS
DIE
The correct article in German of Soda is das or die. So it is das or die Soda! (nominative case)
The word Soda is neuter or feminine, therefore the correct article is das or 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 Soda?
How does the declension of Soda 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 1 | Singular 2 | Plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | das Soda | die Soda | — |
| Genitive | des Sodas | der Soda | — |
| Dative | dem Soda | der Soda | — |
| Akkusative | das Soda | die Soda | — |
What is the meaning of Soda in German?
Soda has various definitions in German:
[1] A sodium salt (decahydrate of the sodium carbonate)
[1] ein Natriumsalz (Dekahydrat des Natriumcarbonats)[2] Only n: short for soda water, a sodium and carbonated (mineral) water
[2] nur n: kurz für Sodawasser, ein natron- und kohlensäurehaltiges (Mineral-)WasserHow to use Soda in a sentence?
Example sentences in German using Soda with translations in English.
[1] Soda wird bei der Glasherstellung verwendet.
[1] Soda is used in glass production[1] „Die Forscher haben nun die hellste Stelle der Oberfläche untersucht, nämlich das innerer des 90 Kilometer grossen Occator-Kraters. Der überraschender Befund: Die Ablagerungen bestehen hauptsächlich aus Natriumkarbonat, im Volksmund auch Soda genannt.“
[1] "The researchers have now examined the brightest part of the surface, namely the inner of the 90 kilometer Occator crater, the surprising finding: the deposits mainly consist of sodium carbonate, also called soda."[2] Einige Cocktails werden mit Soda gemischt.
[2] Some cocktails are mixed with sodaHow do you pronounce Soda?
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