Is it der, die oder das Sonnenstrahl?
DER
The correct article in German of Sonnenstrahl is der. So it is der Sonnenstrahl! (nominative case)
The word Sonnenstrahl 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 Sonnenstrahl?
How does the declension of Sonnenstrahl 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 Sonnenstrahl | die Sonnenstrahlen |
Genitive | des Sonnenstrahls des Sonnenstrahles | der Sonnenstrahlen |
Dative | dem Sonnenstrahl dem Sonnenstrahle | den Sonnenstrahlen |
Akkusative | den Sonnenstrahl | die Sonnenstrahlen |
What is the meaning of Sonnenstrahl in German?
Sonnenstrahl is defined as:
[1] A single beam of the sun
[1] ein einzelner Strahl der SonneHow to use Sonnenstrahl in a sentence?
Example sentences in German using Sonnenstrahl with translations in English.
[1] „Ein kleines Schiff, vom letzten Sonnenstrahl getroffen, glitt – ein leuchtender Rubin – über den bläulichen Atlas des Wassers.“
[1] "A small ship, hit by the last ray of suns, slid - a shining ruby - over the bluish atlas of the water" "[1] „Die durch eine Kombination von Sonnenstrahlen und Schnee erzeugte Helligkeit des Bildeindrucks erinnert an einen geradezu überirdischen Glanz.“
[1] "The brightness of the image impression generated by a combination of sun rays and snow is reminiscent of an almost unearthly glory" "[1] „Der Mond steht noch silbern am Himmel, als die ersten Sonnenstrahlen den felsigen Gipfel des Ras Dashen berühren.“
[1] "The moon is still silver in the sky when the first rays of sun touched the rocky summit of the Ras dashen" "[1] „Ein Sonnenstrahl blendet mich.“
[1] "A sunbeam dazzles me"How do you pronounce Sonnenstrahl?
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