Is it der, die oder das Süppchen?
DAS
The correct article in German of Süppchen is das. So it is das Süppchen! (nominative case)
The word Süppchen 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 Süppchen?
How does the declension of Süppchen 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 Süppchen | die Süppchen |
| Genitive | des Süppchens | der Süppchen |
| Dative | dem Süppchen | den Süppchen |
| Akkusative | das Süppchen | die Süppchen |
What is the meaning of Süppchen in German?
Süppchen is defined as:
[1] Diminutive of soup: small soup a little soup (as a single food)
[1] Diminutiv von Suppe: kleine Suppe; ein wenig Suppe (als einzelne Speise)How to use Süppchen in a sentence?
Example sentences in German using Süppchen with translations in English.
[1] Zum Mittag gab es ein Süppchen.
[1] At noon there was a soup[1] „Horst Kumpel rutschte behende hin und her, machte Feuer im Kanonenofen, kochte ein Süppchen für uns beide, zauberte eine Schnapsflasche hervor.“
[1] "Horst Kumpel slipped back and forth, made fire in the cannon oven, cooked a soup for both of us, conjured up a bottle of schnapps"[1] „Zwischendurch, wenn für Stunden kein Zug aus dem Süden zu erwarten war, würde ich zu Sabine Emonds hinausradeln und mein Süppchen essen.“
[1] "In between, if no train from the south was to be expected for hours, I would cycle to Sabine Emonds and my soup"How do you pronounce Süppchen?
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