Is it der, die oder das Sternschnuppe?

DIE

The correct article in German of Sternschnuppe is die. So it is die Sternschnuppe! (nominative case)

The word Sternschnuppe is feminine, therefore the correct article is die.

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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.

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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 Sternschnuppe?

How does the declension of Sternschnuppe 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	die Sternschnuppe	die Sternschnuppen
Genitive	der Sternschnuppe	der Sternschnuppen
Dative	der Sternschnuppe	den Sternschnuppen
Akkusative	die Sternschnuppe	die Sternschnuppen

What is the meaning of Sternschnuppe in German?

Sternschnuppe is defined as:

[1] Small meteor, the light of which can be seen briefly from the earth

[1] kleiner Meteor, dessen Lichtschein von der Erde aus kurz zu sehen ist

How to use Sternschnuppe in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Sternschnuppe with translations in English.

[1] Wenn eine Sternschnuppe fällt, hat man einen Wunsch frei.

[1] If a shooting star falls, you have a wish free

[1] „Sie sahen einen Schwarm Sternschnuppen durch den Himmel wischen.“

[1] "They saw a swarm shooting star through the sky"

[1] „Sternschnuppen sind immer wieder spektakulär. Ob die Geminiden, Perseiden oder wie gerade die Lyriden regnen - sie alle sind zauberhaft.“

[1] "Sterntschnuppe are always spectacular whether the Geminids, Perseids or, like the lyrids, they are all magical."

[1] „Der Volksmund weiß: Wer eine Sternschnuppe am Himmel sieht und sich etwas wünscht, dann geht dies in Erfüllung. Welche Chancen bei einem wahren Sternschnuppenregen wie in diesen Nächten!“

[1] "The vernacular knows: Anyone who sees a shooting star in the sky and wishes something, then this is true what opportunities in a real rain of shooting as in these nights"

[1] „Auch wenn der Höhepunkt mit bis zu hundert Sternschnuppen pro Stunde bereits in der vergangenen Nacht lag, stehen die Chancen noch immer gut, in den kommenden Nächten zumindest einige Sternschnuppen zu sichten. Noch bis zum 24. August hält der Perseidenstrom an.“

[1] “Even if the climax was up to a hundred shooting stars per hour last night, the chances are still good, at least a few shooting stars to view until August 24, the Perseid current will stop. "

[1] „Der Sternschnuppenstrom der Perseiden erreicht am Wochenende seinen Höhepunkt. Bis zu 30 Sternschnuppen pro Stunde können Himmelsbeobachter erspähen.“

[1] "The starter's stream of the Perseids reaches its climax at the weekend of up to 30 shooting stars per hour can spot sky observers."

[1] „Nach zehn Uhr flitzen die Sternschnuppen schon hoch aus dem Südosten daher.“

[1] "After ten o'clock, the shooting stars are already flitting out of the southeast"

[1] „In der Nacht vom 12. auf den 13. August sollen die meisten Sternschnuppen am Himmel zu sehen sein und ganz besonders gut in den Morgenstunden des 13. August.“

[1] "In the night from August 13th, most shooting stars should be seen in the sky and particularly well in the morning hours of August 13th."

[1] „So schön Naturphänomene wie Sternschnuppen anzusehen sind, so schwierig lassen sie sich meist fotografieren.“

[1] "Nathing natural phenomena as shooting stars are to be seen, they mostly let themselves be photographed"

How do you pronounce Sternschnuppe?

Sternschnuppe

Pictures or photos of Sternschnuppe

[1] Eine Sternschnuppe fällt vom Himmel.

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