Is it der, die oder das Süden?
DER
The correct article in German of Süden is der. So it is der Süden! (nominative case)
The word Süden 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 Süden?
How does the declension of Süden 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 Süden | — |
| Genitive | des Südens | — |
| Dative | dem Süden | — |
| Akkusative | den Süden | — |
What is the meaning of Süden in German?
Süden has various definitions in German:
[1] Geography, without an article: the direction of the cardinal direction, the direction of the south of the main sky, the north opposite and between west and east lies the direction is right angles to the equator and parallel to the length circles.
[1] Geografie, ohne Artikel: Himmelsrichtung, die zum Südpol weist; Haupthimmelsrichtung, die Norden gegenüber und zwischen Westen und Osten liegt. Die Richtung verläuft rechtwinklig zum Äquator und parallel zu den Längenkreisen.[2] With article: The southern part of a certain area
[2] mit Artikel: der südliche Teil eines bestimmten GebietesHow to use Süden in a sentence?
Example sentences in German using Süden with translations in English.
[1] Im Herbst fliegen die Schwalben nach Süden.
[1] In autumn the swallows fly to south[1] Es weht ein warmer Wind aus Süden.
[1] A warm wind is blowing from south[2] Im Süden Deutschlands liegt die Metropole München.
[2] In the south of Germany, the Munich metropolis is located[2] Im Amerikanischen Bürgerkrieg kämpfte der Norden gegen den Süden.
[2] In the American Civil War, the north fought against the south[2] „Die Plantagenbesitzer im Süden aber wollten sich die billigen Arbeitskräfte nicht nehmen lassen.“
[2] "The plantation owners in the south, however, did not want to take the cheap workers"How do you pronounce Süden?
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