Is it der, die oder das Sternenhimmel?
DER
The correct article in German of Sternenhimmel is der. So it is der Sternenhimmel! (nominative case)
The word Sternenhimmel 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 Sternenhimmel?
How does the declension of Sternenhimmel 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 Sternenhimmel | die Sternenhimmel |
| Genitive | des Sternenhimmels | der Sternenhimmel |
| Dative | dem Sternenhimmel | den Sternenhimmeln |
| Akkusative | den Sternenhimmel | die Sternenhimmel |
What is the meaning of Sternenhimmel in German?
Sternenhimmel is defined as:
[1] Night sky with the visible stars
[1] Nachthimmel mit den sichtbaren SternenHow to use Sternenhimmel in a sentence?
Example sentences in German using Sternenhimmel with translations in English.
[1] „Dabei blickte er hinauf zum funkelnden Sternenhimmel.“
[1] "He looked up to the sparkling starry sky" "[1] „Der funkelnde Sternenhimmel über uns sieht genauso eiskalt wie der im Licht der Stirnlampe funkelnde Reif aus, der unsere Zelte bedeckt.“
[1] "The sparkling starry sky above us looks just as ice cold as the ripe sparkling in the light of the headlamp, which covers our tent"[1] „Bis wir ein Lager aufgeschlagen, ein Feuer entfacht und unser Abendessen zubereitet hatten, war es meistens stockdunkel, nur der klare Sternenhimmel funkelte über uns.“
[1] "Until we opened a camp, sparked a fire and prepared our dinner, it was mostly a stick dark, only the clear starry sky sparkled above" "[1] „Unter dem Sternenhimmel wehte eine warme Luft, und der Wind trug den Geruch des reifenden Getreides herüber.“
[1] "A warm air blew under the starry sky and the wind carried the smell of ripening grain" over "How do you pronounce Sternenhimmel?
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