Is it der, die oder das Tasse?
DIE
The correct article in German of Tasse is die. So it is die Tasse! (nominative case)
The word Tasse 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.
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 Tasse?
How does the declension of Tasse 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 Tasse | die Tassen |
| Genitive | der Tasse | der Tassen |
| Dative | der Tasse | den Tassen |
| Akkusative | die Tasse | die Tassen |
What is the meaning of Tasse in German?
Tasse has various definitions in German:
[1] A small drinking vessel with a handle of various shapes
[1] mit einem Henkel versehenes, kleines Trinkgefäß von mannigfaltiger Form[2] as a measure: the content of such a drinking vessel
[2] als Maß: Inhalt eines solchen Trinkgefäßes[3] the drinking vessel described under [1] with its saucer
[3] das unter [1] beschriebene Trinkgefäß mit dazugehöriger UntertasseHow to use Tasse in a sentence?
Example sentences in German using Tasse with translations in English.
[1] „Und sie tippte so erregt mit dem Zeigefinger auf den Tisch, daß die Tassen wackelten.“[2]
[1] "And she tapped her index finger on the table so excited that the cups wobbled" [2][1] „Als der Polizeidiener zu ihr kam, fand er sie mit sechs ihrer Kinder in einem kleinen Hinterstübchen buchstäblich zusammengedrängt, ohne Möbel, ausgenommen zwei alte Binsenstühle ohne Boden, einen kleinen Tisch mit zwei zerbrochenen Beinen, eine zerbrochene Tasse und eine kleine Schüssel.“[3]
[1] “When the police officer came to her, he found her and six of her children literally huddled together in a small back room, with no furniture except for two old rush chairs without a floor, a small table with two broken legs, a broken cup and a small bowl[1] „Er knüllt den Schriftsatz zusammen und haut ihn auf den Tisch, daß die Tassen fliegen.“[4]
[1] "He crumbles the brief and hits it on the table so that the cups fly" [4][1] „Wir sitzen allein im Salon, die einzigen Geräusche machen unsere Tassen, wenn wir sie auf die Untertassen absetzen.“[5]
[1] "We are sitting alone in the salon, our cups make the only noises when we put them on the saucers." [5][2] Sie trank ihre Tasse hastig aus, bevor sie zur Arbeit eilte.
[2] She quickly finished her cup before hurrying to work[3] Es fehlen noch Tassen zum Gedeck.
[3] Cups are still missing for the place settingHow do you pronounce Tasse?
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