Is it der, die oder das Spion?

DER

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

The word Spion 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 Spion?

How does the declension of Spion 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 Spion	die Spione
Genitive	des Spions	der Spione
Dative	dem Spion	den Spionen
Akkusative	den Spion	die Spione

What is the meaning of Spion in German?

Spion has various definitions in German:

[1] Military: A secret, undetected observer who has to get the opposing side

[1] Militär: ein heimlicher, unerkannter Beobachter, der die gegnerische Seite auszukunden hat

[2] Architecture: A wide -angle lens attached to an apartment or to a house, through which you can see entry -looking people

[2] Architektur: ein in der Zugangstür zu einer Wohnung oder zu einem Haus angebrachtes Weitwinkelobjektiv, durch das man Eintritt suchende Personen sehen kann

How to use Spion in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Spion with translations in English.

[1] „Kapitan Klos sollte dem Publikum die intellektuelle Überlegenheit eines polnischen Spions über die deutsche SS oder die Gestapo zeigen, was bei Zuschauern unter zwölf auch gelang.“

[1] "Kapitan Klos should show the audience the intellectual superiority of a Polish spy about the German SS or the Gestapo, which is also the case with spectators under twelve"

[1] „Außerdem war Schefold kein Spion, sondern bloß ein vor diesem Monster geflüchteter Deutscher, der auf die verrückteste Weise seine Heimkehr vorwegnahm.“

[1] "In addition, Schefold was not a spy, but only a German refugee in front of this monster who in the craziest way in advance his return" "

[1] „Im engeren Umkreis des Gouverneurs wimmelte es überdies von Spionen, die überall herumschnüffelten.“

[1] "In the narrower area of the governor, it also swarmed for spies that sniffed all over" "

[1] „Hier wurden zwischen den USA und der Sowjetunion Spione ausgetauscht.“

[1] "Here were exchanged between the USA and the Soviet Union Spies"

[2] „Dann schaut er durch den Spion: Der Gefangene liegt auf dem Bett und pennt.“

[2] "Then he looks through the spy: the prisoner lies on the bed and pouring"

[2] „Vor meiner Zelle defilieren in großer Prozession die Polizeifunktionäre, jeden Augenblick wird die Klappe am Spion geöffnet, ein Auge glotzt.“

[2] "Before my cell, defilate the police functional in a large procession, every moment the flap is opened at the spy, an eye glotch" "

[2] „Durch den Spion sehe ich ein feistes grinsendes Gesicht und die Mützenaufschrift: Reparaturen aller Art.“

[2] "Through the spy, I see a grinning face and the hat inscription: repairs of all articles"

How do you pronounce Spion?

Spion

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