Is it der, die oder das Teenager?
DER
The correct article in German of Teenager is der. So it is der Teenager! (nominative case)
The word Teenager 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 Teenager?
How does the declension of Teenager 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 Teenager | die Teenager |
| Genitive | des Teenagers | der Teenager |
| Dative | dem Teenager | den Teenagern |
| Akkusative | den Teenager | die Teenager |
What is the meaning of Teenager in German?
Teenager is defined as:
[1] Young or girls between the ages of 13 and 19
[1] Junge oder Mädchen etwa im Alter zwischen 13 und 19 JahrenHow to use Teenager in a sentence?
Example sentences in German using Teenager with translations in English.
[1] Lisa ist ein Teenager.
[1] Lisa is a teenager[1] „Im siebten öffnete sich die Tür, ohne daß jemand aussteigen wollte, und im elften standen drei kichernde, aber sehr hübsche Teenager vor dem Lift, die dann nicht einsteigen wollten.“
[1] "In the seventh, the door opened without anyone wanting to get out, and in the eleventh there were three giggling but very pretty teenagers in front of the lift who did not want to get in" "[1] „Horst Eckert, ein Teenager ohne Abitur und mit nicht abgeschlossener Lehre als Schlosser, wird in Oldenburg Arbeit in der Baumwollspinnerei von Ripken finden, als Maschinenreiniger.“
[1] "Horst Eckert, a teenager without a high school diploma and with a lesson as a locksmith, will find work in the cotton mill in Ripken in Oldenburg, as a machine cleaner"[1] „Andere Erzählungen zeigen Klein-Erna als Teenager oder als Frau und junge Mutter, so daß praktisch alle Arten von Witzen auf sie übertragen werden können.“
[1] "Other stories show Klein-Erna as a teenager or as a woman and young mother, so that practically all types of jokes can be transferred to her"[1] „Vor wenigen Jahren verschied nach längerem seelischen Leiden sanft der Backfisch, und es begann der Einmarsch der Teenager.“
[1] "A few years ago, the backfish gently died after longer mental suffering, and the marching in the teenager began"How do you pronounce Teenager?
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