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Is it der, die oder das Soldat?

DER

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

The word Soldat 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 …).

German declension of Soldat?

How does the declension of Soldat 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 Soldat die Soldaten
Genitive des Soldaten der Soldaten
Dative dem Soldaten den Soldaten
Akkusative den Soldaten die Soldaten

What is the meaning of Soldat in German?

Soldat has various definitions in German:

[1] Military: Relatives of the military personnel of armed forces of a country

[1] militärisch: Angehöriger des militärischen Personals von Streitkräften eines Landes

[2] Military (Germany): First, lowest, lowest rank of rank in the parties of the army

[2] militärisch (Deutschland): erster, niedrigster, unterster Dienstgrad bei den Teilstreitkräften des Heeres

[3] Military (Switzerland): Secondest rural rank

[3] militärisch (Schweiz): zweitniedrigster Dienstgrad

[4] Zoology, Entromology: Under State -forming insects, a specimen intended by its enlarged head with special training of the mouth tools to defend the building

[4] Zoologie, Entomologie: unter staatenbildenden Insekten, ein durch seinen vergrößerten Kopf mit besonderer Ausbildung der Mundwerkzeuge zur Verteidigung des Baus bestimmtes Exemplar

[5] Bauer, character of the chess game

[5] Bauer, Spielfigur des Schachspiels

[6] Landscape, child language: flower pistons of the Breitwegerich (Plantago Major)

[6] landschaftlich, kindersprachlich: Blütenkolben des Breitwegerichs (Plantago major)

[7] Landscape: Blue flowers of the Wiesensalbeis (Salvia Pratensis)

[7] landschaftlich: blaue Blüten des Wiesensalbeis (Salvia pratensis)

[8] scenic: sea snail

[8] landschaftlich: Meeresschnecke

[9] Landscape: Bernhardskrebs (Pagurus Bernhardus)

[9] landschaftlich: Bernhardskrebs (Pagurus bernhardus)

How to use Soldat in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Soldat with translations in English.

[1] Der Soldat steht in seiner Uniform vor der Kaserne.

[1] The soldier stands in front of the barrack in his uniform

[1] „Im Krieg sind alle Väter Soldat.“

[1] "In the war all fathers are soldiers"

[1] „Daneben wird eine Schlacht gegen die Daker dargestellt, die durch die Überlegenheit der römischen Soldaten siegreich endet.“

[1] "In addition, a battle against the Daker is presented, which ends victoriously due to the superiority of the Roman soldiers"

[1] „An diesem Tag flog der Kalifornier Mike Harker, der als Soldat in Deutschland stationiert war, mit einem Hängegleiter von der Zugspitze.“

[1] "On this day, the Californian Mike Harker, who was stationed as a soldier in Germany, flew with a hanging director from the Zugspitze" "

[1] „Er sei gern Soldat gewesen, glaubt sie, zumal er den ganzen Krieg über in Deutschland blieb und nicht an die Front musste.“

[1] "He liked to be a soldier, she believes, especially since he stayed in Germany for all war and not to the front"

[1] „Das Gefängnis ist mit Deserteuren überfüllt, um Platz für neue Gefangene zu schaffen, stellt man die Soldaten vor die Wahl, sich für die Front oder fürs Zuchthaus zu entscheiden.“

[1] "The prison is overcrowded with deserters to make room for new prisoners, the soldiers are given the choice of choosing the front or for the prison" "

[1] „Dieser Teekasten war mir wohlbekannt; mein Vater hatte ihn von einem Soldaten gekauft, der aus dem Chinafeldzug heimkehrte und der ihn beim Brande des Kaiserpalastes erbeutet haben wollte.“

[1] "This tea box was well known to me. My father had bought him from a soldier who returned from the Chinese campaign and who had to capture him at the fire of the imperial palace"

How do you pronounce Soldat?

Soldat
Soldat
Soldat (Österreich)

Pictures or photos of Soldat

[2] deutsche Soldaten während einer Übung in Bosnien
[2] deutsche Soldaten während einer Übung in Bosnien
[3] Füsilier, Soldat der Schweizer Armee
[3] Füsilier, Soldat der Schweizer Armee
[4] Soldat
[4] Soldat

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