Is it der, die oder das Spuk?
DER
The correct article in German of Spuk is der. So it is der Spuk! (nominative case)
The word Spuk 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 Spuk?
How does the declension of Spuk 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 Spuk | die Spuke |
| Genitive | des Spuks des Spukes | der Spuke |
| Dative | dem Spuk | den Spuken |
| Akkusative | den Spuk | die Spuke |
What is the meaning of Spuk in German?
Spuk is defined as:
[1] inexplicable or irritating, threatening -looking process
[1] unerklärlicher oder irritierender, bedrohlich wirkender VorgangHow to use Spuk in a sentence?
Example sentences in German using Spuk with translations in English.
[1] „Der Spuk hatte im Sommer 1981 begonnen.“
[1] "The spook had started in the summer of 1981"[1] „In 50 Sekunden ist der Spuk vorbei.“
[1] "In 50 seconds the spook is over"[1] „Doch selbst wenn dieser Wunsch in Erfüllung geht, ist damit der Spuk nicht zu Ende.“
[1] "But even if this wish comes true, the spook is not in the end"[1] „[…]; da der Schädel des Kara Mustapha und der Kopf des 1683 gefallenen Abaza Kör Hüseyin Pascha im Bürgerlichen Zeughaus Am Hof verwahrt wurden, entwickelte sich daraus die Sage vom Spuk im Zeughaus.“
[1] "[…] ie Since the skull of Kara Mustapha and the head of Abaza Kör Hüseyin Pascha, who had fallen in 1683, were kept in the bourgeois armory at the farm, the saga from the haunted in the Zeughaus" developed from it "How do you pronounce Spuk?
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