Is it der, die oder das Spam?
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The correct article in German of Spam is das, der or die. So it is das, der or die Spam! (nominative case)
The word Spam is neuter, masculine or feminine, therefore the correct article is das, der or 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 Spam?
How does the declension of Spam 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 1 | Singular 2 | Singular 3 | Plural |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | das Spam | der Spam | die Spam | die Spams |
| Genitive | des Spams | des Spams | der Spam | der Spams |
| Dative | dem Spam | dem Spam | der Spam | den Spams |
| Akkusative | das Spam | den Spam | die Spam | die Spams |
What is the meaning of Spam in German?
Spam has various definitions in German:
[1] No plural: entirety of all undesirable, often frequently sent messages (usually for advertising purposes, without a topic)
[1] kein Plural: Gesamtheit aller unerwünschter, oft gehäuft abgesendeter Nachrichten (meist für Werbezwecke, ohne Themenbezug)[2] Unwanted, often frequently sent message (mostly for advertising purposes, without a subject reference)
[2] unerwünschte, oft gehäuft abgesendete Nachricht (meist für Werbezwecke, ohne Themenbezug)How to use Spam in a sentence?
Example sentences in German using Spam with translations in English.
[1] Diese Seite ist besonders von Spam betroffen.
[1] This page is particularly affected by spam[1] Er ist gerade dabei, die Spams der letzten Tage zu löschen.
[1] He is currently deleting the spams of the past few daysHow do you pronounce Spam?
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