Is it der, die oder das Sowjetunion?
DIE
The correct article in German of Sowjetunion is die. So it is die Sowjetunion! (nominative case)
The word Sowjetunion is feminine, therefore the correct article is 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 Sowjetunion?
How does the declension of Sowjetunion 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 Sowjetunion | — |
| Genitive | der Sowjetunion | — |
| Dative | der Sowjetunion | — |
| Akkusative | die Sowjetunion | — |
What is the meaning of Sowjetunion in German?
Sowjetunion is defined as:
[1] Historical (1922–1991): Communistically ruled states of states in Eastern Europe and North Asia
[1] historisch (1922–1991): kommunistisch regierte Staatenunion in Osteuropa und NordasienHow to use Sowjetunion in a sentence?
Example sentences in German using Sowjetunion with translations in English.
[1] „Das Ende der Sowjetunion bedeutete nicht automatisch das Entstehen marktwirtschaftlicher Verhältnisse.“
[1] "The end of the Soviet Union did not automatically mean the emergence of market economy"[1] „… // Ich liebte ein Mädchen in der Sowjetunion // Die sagte immer njet, mein Sohn // …“
[1] "... // I loved a girl in the Soviet Union // She always said, my son // ..."[1] „… // Da, lest, // beneidet mich, // seht, // wer ich bin: // Bürger der Sowjetunion.“
[1] "... // there, read, // envies me, // see[1] „In der Sowjetunion, wo ich herkomme, mangelte es nie an Anlässen für Feiern und Feste.“
[1] "In the Soviet Union, where I come from, it never lacked occasions for celebrations and festival"[1] „Die geografische Größe der Sowjetunion war für die meisten Litauer nach dem Krieg fast ebenso unvorstellbar wie für die Wolfskinder.“
[1] "The geographical size of the Soviet Union was almost as unimaginable for most Lithuanians after the war as for the Wolfskinderä"How do you pronounce Sowjetunion?
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