Is it der, die oder das Souverän?

DER

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

The word Souverän 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 Souverän?

How does the declension of Souverän 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 Souverän	die Souveräne
Genitive	des Souveräns	der Souveräne
Dative	dem Souverän	den Souveränen
Akkusative	den Souverän	die Souveräne

What is the meaning of Souverän in German?

Souverän has various definitions in German:

[1] ruler who has unrestricted power over a country

[1] Herrscher, der uneingeschränkte Macht über ein Land hat

[2] Swiss, entirety of the federal, cantonal or municipal voters

[2] schweizerisch, Gesamtheit der eidgenössischen, kantonalen oder kommunalen Stimmbürger

How to use Souverän in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Souverän with translations in English.

[1] „Gerade aus diesem Grund ist der Souverän aber der einzige, der hinsichtlich seiner Rechtsposition uneingeschränkt aus dem Staatsgründungsakt hervorgeht.“

[1] For this reason, it is precisely the sovereign that is the only one who, in terms of his legal position, fully emerge from the state foundation act "

[2] „Der Souverän habe sich dabei gegen Isolationismus und für Bilateralismus ausgesprochen. Der Entscheid habe nichts mit dem EU-Beitritt zu tun.“

[2] "The sovereign was against isolationism and pronounced for bilateralism The decision had nothing to do with the EU accession."

[2] Der Souverän hat so entschieden, nun muss es auch die Konsequenzen tragen.

[2] The sovereign decided that, now it must also have the consequences

How do you pronounce Souverän?

Souverän

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