Is it der, die oder das Vetter?
DER
The correct article in German of Vetter is der. So it is der Vetter! (nominative case)
The word Vetter 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 Vetter?
How does the declension of Vetter 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 Vetter | die Vettern |
| Genitive | des Vetters | der Vettern |
| Dative | dem Vetter | den Vettern |
| Akkusative | den Vetter | die Vettern |
What is the meaning of Vetter in German?
Vetter has various definitions in German:
Originally: son of the father's brother
[1] ursprünglich: Sohn des Bruders des Vaters[2] Today largely: son of an uncle or an aunt
[2] heute weit überwiegend: Sohn eines Onkels oder einer Tante[3] Octed: removed relatives
[3] veraltet: entfernter Verwandter[4] Outdated: Uncle paternal side (father brother)
[4] veraltet: Onkel väterlicherseits (Vaterbruder)How to use Vetter in a sentence?
Example sentences in German using Vetter with translations in English.
[1–4] Der Vetter aus München ist letztes Jahr verstorben.
[1–4] The cousin from Munich was deceased last year[1–4] Der Vetter Jakob kommt heute zu Besuch, um mit dem Papa zu sprechen.
[1–4] The cousin Jakob comes to visit today to speak to the dad[1, 2] „Als erstes zeigte mir mein würdiger Vetter, als ich zu ihm kam, seinen Stammbaum, der mit einem Don Francisco, dem Bruder von Don Juan, anfing.“
[1, 2] "First of all, my worthy cousin, when I came to him, showed me his family tree, which started with a Don Francisco, the brother of Don Juan"[2] Meine Vettern mütterlicherseits sind alle jünger als ich.
[2] My mothers' side are all younger than Ichä[2] „Klængur hieß ein Mann, und er war der Vetter meiner Mutter.“
[2] "Klængur was a man and he was the cousin of my mother's" "[2] „Das sah mein Vetter auch ein.“
[2] "My cousin saw that too"[2] „Manchmal hatte sie mir Brot mitgebracht von einem Vetter, der in einer Brotfabrik arbeitete; Veronika hatte darauf bestanden, mich zu füttern, und jedesmal, wenn sie mir ein Stück Brot gab, hatte ich diese Hände nah vor meinen Augen gehabt.“
[2] “Sometimes she had brought me bread from a cousin who had insisted in a bread factory in a bread factory Veronika to feed me, and every time she gave me a piece of bread I had these hands close to mine Had eyes "[3] „Auf dem Dieshofe ist zur Zeit Vetter Philipp wieder einmal zu Besuch, ein entfernter Verwandter der Frau namens Woltmann.“
[3] "At the cousin Philipp is currently visiting again, a distant relative of the woman named Woltmannä"[4] „So ersetzten der Onkel den Oheim 'Mutterbruder' und Vetter 'Vaterbruder', und die Tante die Muhme 'Mutterschwester' und Base 'Vaterschwester'. (Kluge, 517, 1 und 721, 1).“
[4] "This is how the uncle replied the heim 'mother brother' and cousin 'father brother', and the aunt the muhme 'mother sister' and base 'father sister' Ä (Kluge, 517, 1 and 721, 1)."How do you pronounce Vetter?
The content on this page is provided by Wiktionary.org and available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License.