Is it der, die oder das Sünde?

DIE

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

The word Sünde 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 Sünde?

How does the declension of Sünde 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 Sünde	die Sünden
Genitive	der Sünde	der Sünden
Dative	der Sünde	den Sünden
Akkusative	die Sünde	die Sünden

What is the meaning of Sünde in German?

Sünde has various definitions in German:

[1] Translation of a religious bid or prohibition

[1] Übertretung eines religiösen Gebotes oder Verbotes

[2] Negative state that is given by a sin [1]

[2] negativer Zustand, der durch eine Sünde[1] eintritt

[3] Implementation of an action that has a negative effects against better knowledge

[3] Durchführung einer Handlung, die negative Auswirkungen hat, wider besseres Wissen

How to use Sünde in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Sünde with translations in English.

[1] Als sie [die Schriftgelehrten und Pharisäer] nun fortfuhren, ihn zu fragen, richtete er [Jesus] sich auf und sprach zu ihnen: Wer unter Euch ohne Sünde ist, der werfe den ersten Stein auf sie [die Ehebrecherin].

[1] When they [the scribes and Pharisees] now continued to ask him, he [Jesus] straightened up and said to them: Whoever is without sin, throw the first stone on her [the adultery]

[1] „Er war so gewohnt, die Sünden anderer zu hören, dass er die Kunst zu beichten selbst beinahe verlernt hatte.“

[1] "He was used to hearing the sins of others that he had almost forgotten art himself"

[1] „Jeder Seitenblick war Sünde, jede Tat eine Todsünde.“

[1] "Each side view was sin, every deed a death south"

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[3] Ich begehe eine Sünde, wenn ich mich wieder der Schokolade hingebe.

[3] I commit a sin when I am back on chocolate

How do you pronounce Sünde?

Sünde

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