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Is it der, die oder das Straßenbeleuchtung?

DIE

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

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

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.

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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 Straßenbeleuchtung?

How does the declension of Straßenbeleuchtung 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 Straßenbeleuchtung die Straßenbeleuchtungen
Genitive der Straßenbeleuchtung der Straßenbeleuchtungen
Dative der Straßenbeleuchtung den Straßenbeleuchtungen
Akkusative die Straßenbeleuchtung die Straßenbeleuchtungen

What is the meaning of Straßenbeleuchtung in German?

Straßenbeleuchtung is defined as:

[1] Lighting/illumination of a street

[1] Beleuchtung/Erhellung einer Straße

How to use Straßenbeleuchtung in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Straßenbeleuchtung with translations in English.

[1] „Zwischen der katholischen Kirche und dem Rathaus ist als Straßenbeleuchtung eine sogenannte Kohlenbogenleuchte sichtbar.“

[1] "Between the Catholic Church and the town hall, a so -called carbon sheet light is visible as street lighting"

[1] „Die Straßenbeleuchtung hier ist schlecht, obwohl das eine moderne Stadt ist.“

[1] "The street lighting here is bad, although that is a modern city"

[1] „Genau in dem Moment, in dem wir hinaustreten, schaltet sich die Straßenbeleuchtung ein.“

[1] "Exactly the moment we step out, the street lighting switches on"

How do you pronounce Straßenbeleuchtung?

Straßenbeleuchtung

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