Is it der, die oder das Stereo?
DAS
The correct article in German of Stereo is das. So it is das Stereo! (nominative case)
The word Stereo is neuter, therefore the correct article is das.
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 Stereo?
How does the declension of Stereo 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 | das Stereo | die Stereos |
Genitive | des Stereos | der Stereos |
Dative | dem Stereo | den Stereos |
Akkusative | das Stereo | die Stereos |
What is the meaning of Stereo in German?
Stereo has various definitions in German:
[1] Acronym, short form of: stereophony, stereo
[1] Akronym, Kurzform von: Stereophonie, Stereofonie[2] Rare, acronym, short form of: stereotype
[2] selten, Akronym, Kurzform von: StereotypieHow to use Stereo in a sentence?
Example sentences in German using Stereo with translations in English.
[1] Die Aufnahme wurde in Stereo vorgenommen, man hört quasi, dass die Querflöte links stand.
[1] The recording was made in stereo, you can hear that the flute on the left stand[2] Heutzutage gibt es auch Filme in Stereo, also in 3D, so dass man glaubt mitten im Geschehen zu sein.
[2] Nowadays there are also films in stereo, i.e. in 3D, so you think you are in the middle of the actionHow do you pronounce Stereo?
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