Is it der, die oder das Tante?

DIE

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

The word Tante 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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DAS

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 Tante?

How does the declension of Tante 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 Tante	die Tanten
Genitive	der Tante	der Tanten
Dative	der Tante	den Tanten
Akkusative	die Tante	die Tanten

What is the meaning of Tante in German?

Tante has various definitions in German:

[1] In a relative relationship of the first degree: sister of mother or father of a person,

[1] in einer Verwandtschaftsbeziehung ersten Grades: Schwester von Mutter oder Vater einer Person,

But also colloquially: sister -in -law of the mother or father of a person

aber auch umgangssprachlich: Schwägerin von Mutter oder Vater einer Person

[2] colloquial designation by adults that a child takes over: educator, acquaintance or just a woman who should be encountered in a friendly manner

[2] umgangssprachliche Bezeichnung durch Erwachsene, die ein Kind übernimmt: Erzieherin, Bekannte oder auch nur Frau, der man freundlich begegnen soll

[3] Second or higher degree: daughter of a large aunt or a large -sized unit of any degree

[3] zweiten oder höheren Grades: Tochter einer Großtante oder eines Großonkels irgendeinen Grades

How to use Tante in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Tante with translations in English.

[1] Meine Tante Martha, die älteste Schwester meiner Mutter, kommt zu Besuch.

[1] My aunt Martha, my mother's oldest sister, comes to visit

[1] Die neue Frau von Papas Bruder kann es nicht leiden, wenn ich Tante Sophia zu ihr sage.

[1] The new woman of Papa's brother doesn't like it if I say aunt Sophia to her

[1] „Nachdem ich gut gespeist hatte, trug zu meiner Freude die Tante selbst den Nichten auf, mich in meinem Zimmer häuslich unterzubringen.“

[1] "After I had fed well, to my delight the aunt applied the niece to accommodate myself in my room"

[2] Die Tante im Kindergarten hat heute auf der Gitarre gespielt.

[2] The aunt in kindergarten played on the guitar today

[2] Sag mal der Tante „guten Tag“.

[2] Tell the aunt "Hello"

[3] Die Kinder der Tante zweiten Grades einer Person sind Cousins und Cousinen zweiten Grades.

[3] The children of the second degree of a person are cousins second degree

How do you pronounce Tante?

Tante

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