Is it der, die oder das Sternchen?
DAS
The correct article in German of Sternchen is das. So it is das Sternchen! (nominative case)
The word Sternchen 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 Sternchen?
How does the declension of Sternchen 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 Sternchen | die Sternchen |
| Genitive | des Sternchens | der Sternchen |
| Dative | dem Sternchen | den Sternchen |
| Akkusative | das Sternchen | die Sternchen |
What is the meaning of Sternchen in German?
Sternchen has various definitions in German:
[1] Astronomy: Small, point -shaped, with the bare eye recognizable heavenly body
[1] Astronomie: kleiner, punktförmiger, mit dem bloßen Auge erkennbarer Himmelskörper[2] Typography: Five or six-pointed, small symbol (asteriscus)
[2] Typographie: fünf- oder sechszackiges, kleines Symbol (Asteriskus)[3] Coste for a beloved or worshiped person
[3] Kosebezeichnung für einen geliebten oder verehrten Menschen[4] symbol with several rays that usually stand at the same angle to each other
[4] Symbol mit mehreren Strahlen, die gewöhnlich im gleichen Winkel zueinander stehen[5] colloquially: (less known or important) celebrity, more prominent
[5] umgangssprachlich: (weniger bekannte oder wichtige) Berühmtheit, ProminenterHow to use Sternchen in a sentence?
Example sentences in German using Sternchen with translations in English.
[1] Am Himmel funkeln die Sternchen.
[1] In the sky, the Sternenä sparkle[2] Mit einem Sternchen kann eine Fußnote markiert sein.
[2] A footnote can be marked with one asterisk[1] „Das sexuelle Tabu kann sich in sogenannten Anstandsstrichen, in vielsagenden Pünktchen oder in Sternchen zeigen.“
[1] "The sexual taboo can show itself in so -called decency lines, in meaningful dots or in asterisk"[3] Ich liebe dich, mein Sternchen.
[3] I love you, my starry[4] Ich habe unser Ziel auf der Karte mit einem Sternchen markiert.
[4] I marked our goal on the map with an asterisk[5] Auf dem roten Teppich geben sich die Stars und Sternchen ein Stelldichein.
[5] On the red carpet, the stars and asterisks give themselves aHow do you pronounce Sternchen?
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