Is it der, die oder das Sprössling?
DER
The correct article in German of Sprössling is der. So it is der Sprössling! (nominative case)
The word Sprössling 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 Sprössling?
How does the declension of Sprössling 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 Sprössling | die Sprösslinge |
| Genitive | des Sprösslings | der Sprösslinge |
| Dative | dem Sprössling | den Sprösslingen |
| Akkusative | den Sprössling | die Sprösslinge |
What is the meaning of Sprössling in German?
Sprössling has various definitions in German:
[1] Small plant that has only recently been talked out of the earth
[1] kleine Pflanze, die erst seit kurzem aus der Erde gesprossen ist[2] Someone who comes from a certain family
[2] jemand, der aus einer bestimmten Familie stammtHow to use Sprössling in a sentence?
Example sentences in German using Sprössling with translations in English.
[2] „Den Sprösslingen der Familie wies er entferntere Sitze zu, um ihre Macht zu teilen.“
[2] "He assigned more distant seats to the family of the family to share their power"[2] „Die Boisserée waren Sprösslinge einer Familie, die ursprünglich in der Gegend von Lüttich ansässig gewesen war.“
[2] "The Boisserée were offspring of a family who originally been based in the Liège area"How do you pronounce Sprössling?
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