Is it der, die oder das These?
DIE
The correct article in German of These is die. So it is die These! (nominative case)
The word These 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 These?
How does the declension of These 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 These | die Thesen |
| Genitive | der These | der Thesen |
| Dative | der These | den Thesen |
| Akkusative | die These | die Thesen |
What is the meaning of These in German?
These is defined as:
[1] An unanswered assertion
[1] eine noch nicht bewiesene BehauptungHow to use These in a sentence?
Example sentences in German using These with translations in English.
[1] Luther verbreitete seine Thesen in Wittenberg.
[1] Luther spread his theses in Wittenbergä[1] „Der Bürgermeister muss beide Thesen zugleich vertreten: Alles ist so schlimm wie noch nie – und alles ist halb so wild.“
[1] "The mayor has to represent both theses at the same time: everything is more bad than ever - and everything is half as wild" "[1] „Griebel nahm meine Thesen umstandslos an.“
[1] "Griebel took my theses without a hand"How do you pronounce These?
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