Is it der, die oder das Spreewald?
DER
The correct article in German of Spreewald is der. So it is der Spreewald! (nominative case)
The word Spreewald 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 Spreewald?
How does the declension of Spreewald 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 Spreewald | — |
| Genitive | des Spreewaldes des Spreewalds | — |
| Dative | dem Spreewald | — |
| Akkusative | den Spreewald | — |
What is the meaning of Spreewald in German?
Spreewald is defined as:
[1] Branched lowlands located in the southeast of the state of Brandenburg, which is crossed by many river arms of the Spree
[1] im Südosten des Bundeslandes Brandenburg gelegene bruchige Niederung, die von vielen Flussarmen der Spree durchzogen istHow to use Spreewald in a sentence?
Example sentences in German using Spreewald with translations in English.
[1] Der Spreewald liegt in den Landkreisen Spree-Neiße, Dahme-Spreewald und Oberspreewald-Lausitz.
[1] The Spreewald is located in the districts of Spree-Neiße, Dahme-Spreewald and Oberspreewald-Lausitze[1] „In Dorf Leipe, das wir auf unſerem Rückweg paſſirten, trafen wir hauptſtädtiſche Geſellſchaft, die der wachſende Schönheitsruf des Spreewaldes herbeigelockt hatte.“
[1] "In the village of Leipe, which we pawed on the back, we met main -cities of the same way, which the alert call of the Spreewald had lured out"[1] „Mein Großmütterchen, die tief im Spreewald wohnt, hat mir mehr wie einmal dieſe furchtbare Geſchichte aus einem ſchönen, alten Buch vorgeleſen, denn es war eine Schrift, die ich nicht verſtand, mit wunderbaren Bildern dazu.“
[1] "My grandmother, who lives deep in the Spreewald, more like the terrible scene from an icy, old book, because it was a font that I did not see, with wonderful pictures"[1] „Nicht in Berlin, sondern an der weiteren Peripherie im Spreewald bei Spremberg werden sich die Fluten des neuen Sees über zehn Quadratkilometer ergießen.“
[1] "Not in Berlin, but at the other periphery in the Spreewald near Spremberg, the floods of the new lake will be over ten square kilometers of Ergieße" "[1] „Der Spreewald ist von malerischen Flußarmen und Kanälen durchzogen.“
[1] "The Spreewald is crossed by picturesque river arms and channels"[1] „Die Sorben und Wenden pflegen im Spreewald ihre eigene Sprache und Kultur.“
[1] "The Sorben and turns maintain their own language and culture in the Spreewald"[1] „Der Biber hat laut Rangerin 19 Reviere im Spreewald und müsse aufgrund der vorgefundenen Bedingungen auch noch nicht viele Dämme bauen.“
[1] "According to Rangerin, the beaver has 19 territories in the Spreewald and, due to the conditions found, does not yet have to build many dams"[1] „Das Idyll ist rostrot gefärbt, das Biosphärenreservat Spreewald droht zu verockern.“
[1] "The idyll is colored rust red, the Spreewald biosphere reserve threatens to be too much" "[1] „Gemäß der sorbischen Tradition wandert in der Vorweihnachtszeit ein vollkommen verhülltes Mädchen durch die Orte im Spreewald und bringt den Bewohnern als Bescherkind Glück und Gesundheit.“
[1] "According to the Sorbian tradition, in the run -up to Christmas, a completely hidden girl wanders through the places in the Spreewald and brings the residents as a gender binding happiness and health" "How do you pronounce Spreewald?
Pictures or photos of Spreewald
![[1] »Alter Semisch«, ein Fließ (gerader Kanal) des Spreewalds;
Aufnahme von Benutzer Stefan Fussan am 4. Juni 2010](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b9/Spreewald_0002.jpg/220px-Spreewald_0002.jpg)
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