Is it der, die oder das Strohfeuer?
DAS
The correct article in German of Strohfeuer is das. So it is das Strohfeuer! (nominative case)
The word Strohfeuer 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 Strohfeuer?
How does the declension of Strohfeuer 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 Strohfeuer | die Strohfeuer |
| Genitive | des Strohfeuers | der Strohfeuer |
| Dative | dem Strohfeuer | den Strohfeuern |
| Akkusative | das Strohfeuer | die Strohfeuer |
What is the meaning of Strohfeuer in German?
Strohfeuer has various definitions in German:
[1] Fire from Stroh
[1] Brand von Stroh[2] idiomatic, often pejorative: circumstance that spreads rapidly or initially shows intensive activity and enthusiasm, but does not last long
[2] idiomatisch, oft abwertend: Umstand, der sich rasant ausbreitet oder anfänglich intensive Aktivität und Begeisterung zeigt, aber nicht lange anhältHow to use Strohfeuer in a sentence?
Example sentences in German using Strohfeuer with translations in English.
[1] „In früheren Brandhäusern wurden Strohfeuer angezündet, um Brandrauch und damit schlechte Sicht und Hitze zu erzeugen.“
[1] "Straw fire were lit in previous fire houses to generate fire smoke and thus poor visibility and heat"[2] „Dabei werden Konjunkturprogramme über Subventionen als Strohfeuer verstanden, die langfristig mehr schaden als nutzen würden.“
[2] "This understood economic programs about subsidies as a straw fire that would harm more in the long term as useful"How do you pronounce Strohfeuer?
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