Is it der, die oder das Stick?
DER
The correct article in German of Stick is der. So it is der Stick! (nominative case)
The word Stick 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 Stick?
How does the declension of Stick 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 Stick | die Sticks |
| Genitive | des Sticks | der Sticks |
| Dative | dem Stick | den Sticks |
| Akkusative | den Stick | die Sticks |
What is the meaning of Stick in German?
Stick has various definitions in German:
[1] Short for potato stick (mostly plural): square, fried or baked piece of potato
[1] kurz für Kartoffelstick (meist Plural): vierkantiges, frittiertes oder gebackenes Stück Kartoffel[2] Short for USB stick: memory chip and USB interface in a rod-shaped housing
[2] kurz für USB-Stick: Speicherchip und USB-Schnittstelle in einem stabförmigen GehäuseHow to use Stick in a sentence?
Example sentences in German using Stick with translations in English.
[1] Zum Mittag aß er eine Tüte Sticks.
[1] At noon he ate a bag of stick[2] Ich brauche einen Computer, mit dem ich auf meinem Stick arbeiten kann.
[2] I need a computer with which I can work on my stickHow do you pronounce Stick?
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