Is it der, die oder das Sprit?
DER
The correct article in German of Sprit is der. So it is der Sprit! (nominative case)
The word Sprit is masculine, therefore the correct article is der.
The Pluralform Sprite denotes different farrows and is rarely in use
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 Sprit?
How does the declension of Sprit 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 Sprit | die Sprite |
| Genitive | des Sprits des Sprites | der Sprite |
| Dative | dem Sprit | den Spriten |
| Akkusative | den Sprit | die Sprite |
What is the meaning of Sprit in German?
Sprit has various definitions in German:
[1] fuel, gasoline
[1] Kraftstoff, Benzin[2] Alcohol, schnapps, brandy, wine spirit
[2] Alkohol, Schnaps, Branntwein, WeingeistHow to use Sprit in a sentence?
Example sentences in German using Sprit with translations in English.
[1] Der Sprit kostet so viel wie noch nie.
[1] The fuel costs something as much as Nieä[1] Der Autofahrer von heute gibt durchschnittlich 1256 Euro jährlich für Sprit aus, berechnete der Autoclub ADAC für die "Bild"-Zeitung.
[1] Today's driver spends an average of 1256 euros annually for fuel, the ADAC ADAC calculated for the "Bild" newspaper[2] Die Hauptsache ist, dass genug Sprit für die Feier eingekauft ist.
[2] The main thing is that enough fuel is bought for the celebrationHow do you pronounce Sprit?
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