Is it der, die oder das Sommerferien?
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 Sommerferien?
How does the declension of Sommerferien 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 Sommerferien |
| Genitive | — | der Sommerferien |
| Dative | — | den Sommerferien |
| Akkusative | — | die Sommerferien |
What is the meaning of Sommerferien in German?
Sommerferien is defined as:
[1] related lessons in summer
[1] zusammenhängende unterrichtsfreie Tage im SommerHow to use Sommerferien in a sentence?
Example sentences in German using Sommerferien with translations in English.
[1] In den Sommerferien fahren wir nach Italien.
[1] During the summer holidays we drive to Italy[1] „Es ist das Ende der Sommerferien, jedenfalls für die, die das Glück haben, einer Arbeit nachgehen zu können, von der sie sich erholen müssen.“
[1] "It is the end of the summer vacation, at least for those who are lucky enough to be able to work a job from which they have to recover"[1] „Die Sommerferien erschienen ihm zu lang.“
[1] "The summer vacation appeared too long"[1] „Die Sommerferien erschienen uns unendlich lang.“
[1] "The summer vacation appeared to us infinitely long"[1] „Es folgen die ersten Sommerferien im Kinderdorf.“
[1] "The first summer vacation in the children's village follows"[1] „Zur Einstimmung in die Sommerferien hatte Renate sich Asterix in Spanien gekauft.“
[1] "Renate had bought asterix in Spain to get you in the mood for the summer holidays"How do you pronounce Sommerferien?
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