Is it der, die oder das Viertelstunde?
DIE
The correct article in German of Viertelstunde is die. So it is die Viertelstunde! (nominative case)
The word Viertelstunde 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 Viertelstunde?
How does the declension of Viertelstunde 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 Viertelstunde | die Viertelstunden |
| Genitive | der Viertelstunde | der Viertelstunden |
| Dative | der Viertelstunde | den Viertelstunden |
| Akkusative | die Viertelstunde | die Viertelstunden |
What is the meaning of Viertelstunde in German?
Viertelstunde is defined as:
[1] Period of 15 minutes, the quarter of an hour
[1] Zeitraum von 15 Minuten, dem Viertel einer vollen StundeHow to use Viertelstunde in a sentence?
Example sentences in German using Viertelstunde with translations in English.
[1] „Eine knappe Viertelstunde später ruckelte der Zug dann an, und die Reise ging weiter.“
[1] "A quarter of an hour later the train jerked and the trip continued"[1] „Zusammen mußten sie am Abend nur eine Viertelstunde arbeiten und konnten sich sonst über die Ereignisse des Inlands unterhalten.“
[1] "Together they only had to work for a quarter of an hour in the evening and could otherwise talk about the events of the domestic"[1] „Eine Viertelstunde später hatten sie die Bibliothek erreicht.“
[1] "A quarter of an hour later they had reached the library"[1] „Ich bin der letzte Kunde, ich komm' nicht los vom Hahn.
[1] "I am the last customer, I don't get rid of the HahnäVor einer Viertelstunde fuhr meine letzte Bahn.
A quarter of an hour ago my last railwayVor einer Viertelstunde ging meine letzte Frau.
My last woman went a quarter of an hour agoIch bin der letzte Kunde und immer noch nicht blau.“
I am the last customer and still not blue "How do you pronounce Viertelstunde?
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