Is it der, die oder das Traube?
DIE
The correct article in German of Traube is die. So it is die Traube! (nominative case)
The word Traube 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 Traube?
How does the declension of Traube 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 Traube | die Trauben |
Genitive | der Traube | der Trauben |
Dative | der Traube | den Trauben |
Akkusative | die Traube | die Trauben |
What is the meaning of Traube in German?
Traube has various definitions in German:
[1] a collection, concentrated crowd
[1] eine Ansammlung, geballte Menge[2] Colloquially: the fruit of the grapevine, the grape
[2] umgangssprachlich: die Frucht der Weinrebe, die WeinbeereColloquially: the fruit cluster of the grapevine, actually a panicle
[3] umgangssprachlich: der Fruchtstand der Weinrebe, eigentlich eine Rispe[4] Botany: inflorescence in which the stalked flowers sit individually on the side of the main axis
[4] Botanik: Blütenstand, bei dem die gestielten Blüten einzeln seitlich an der Hauptachse sitzenHow to use Traube in a sentence?
Example sentences in German using Traube with translations in English.
[1] Es bildete sich eine Traube von Menschen.
[1] A cluster of people was formed[2] Im Herbst werden die Trauben gelesen.
[2] The grapes are harvested in autumn.[3] Der Weinstock hängt voller Trauben.
[3] The vine is full of grapes[4] Der Blütenstand des Fingerhutes ist eine Traube.
[4] The inflorescence of the foxglove is a racemeHow do you pronounce Traube?
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