Is it der, die oder das Sträfling?

DER

The correct article in German of Sträfling is der. So it is der Sträfling! (nominative case)

The word Sträfling 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.

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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 Sträfling?

How does the declension of Sträfling 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 Sträfling	die Sträflinge
Genitive	des Sträflings	der Sträflinge
Dative	dem Sträfling	den Sträflingen
Akkusative	den Sträfling	die Sträflinge

What is the meaning of Sträfling in German?

Sträfling is defined as:

[1] In a prison his criminal offense

[1] in einem Gefängnis seine Straftat absitzender Straftäter

How to use Sträfling in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Sträfling with translations in English.

[1] Der Sträfling sitzt im Gefängnis.

[1] The convict sits in the prison

[1] „Die Habseligkeiten der Sträflinge mussten zwischen den Beinen auf dem Boden gestapelt werden.“

[1] "The belongings of the convicts had to be stacked on the floor between the legs"

[1] „Im Dezember 1788 lebten einhunderteinundfünfzig weibliche Sträflinge in den drei Frauenzellen des Gefängnisses Newgate, das eigentlich nur für höchstens siebzig Insassen gebaut war.“

[1] "In December 1788, one hundred and fifty female convicts lived in the three women's cells of the Newgate prison, which was actually only built for a maximum of seventy inmates"

[1] „Dazu muss man wissen, dass den Sträflingen in Australien jede Woche der Kopf geschoren wird und sie weder Bart noch Schnurrbart tragen dürfen.“

[1] "You have to know that the convicts in Australia are sheared every week and that they are neither beard nor must the mustache wear"

[1] „Ein Fremder hatte sich neben den entlassenen Sträfling gestellt, sah ihm zu.“

[1] "A stranger had faced the defeated convict, looked at him"

How do you pronounce Sträfling?

Sträfling

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