Is it der, die oder das Tierchen?
DAS
The correct article in German of Tierchen is das. So it is das Tierchen! (nominative case)
The word Tierchen 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 Tierchen?
How does the declension of Tierchen 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 Tierchen | die Tierchen |
| Genitive | des Tierchens | der Tierchen |
| Dative | dem Tierchen | den Tierchen |
| Akkusative | das Tierchen | die Tierchen |
What is the meaning of Tierchen in German?
Tierchen is defined as:
[1] Small animal, young animal
[1] kleines Tier, junges TierHow to use Tierchen in a sentence?
Example sentences in German using Tierchen with translations in English.
[1] Die Kinder pflegten das verletzte Tierchen wieder gesund.
[1] The children used the injured animal again healthy[1] „Der Wirt schmeckt an seiner Plombe, man muß den Stieglitz mehr ans Fenster rücken, solch Tierchen will auch ein bißchen Licht.“
[1] "The landlord tastes of its seal, you have to move the bar more to the window, such animals also want a little light" "[1] „Uns, als künftigen Weltraumpassagieren, drängt sich die Frage auf, was die Tierchen unter diesen ungewöhnlichen Umständen bewogen haben mag, sich so kühn zu vermehren.“
[1] "We, as future space passengers, arise the question of what may have prompted the animals under these unusual circumstances to multiply so boldly"How do you pronounce Tierchen?
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