Is it der, die oder das Waldorfschule?

DIE

The correct article in German of Waldorfschule is die. So it is die Waldorfschule! (nominative case)

The word Waldorfschule 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.

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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 Waldorfschule?

How does the declension of Waldorfschule 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 Waldorfschule	die Waldorfschulen
Genitive	der Waldorfschule	der Waldorfschulen
Dative	der Waldorfschule	den Waldorfschulen
Akkusative	die Waldorfschule	die Waldorfschulen

What is the meaning of Waldorfschule in German?

Waldorfschule is defined as:

[1] School (in free sponsorship), where the methods of Rudolf Steiner are taught

[1] Schule (in freier Trägerschaft), an der nach den Methoden von Rudolf Steiner unterrichtet wird

How to use Waldorfschule in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Waldorfschule with translations in English.

[1] „Waldorfschulen sind 12-jährige Gesamtschulen und haben in Deutschland den Status staatlich anerkannter Ersatzschulen in freier Trägerschaft.“

[1] "Waldorf schools are 12-year comprehensive schools and have the status of state-recognized substitute schools in Germany in Germany"

[1] „Schüler können an einer Waldorfschule einerseits auf das staatlich anerkannte Abitur vorbereitet werden, andererseits verteilt die Waldorfschule auch Berufsabschlüsse.“

[1] "Students can be prepared for the state -recognized high school at a Waldorf school on the one hand, on the other hand, the Waldorf School also distributes professional qualifications"

[1] „Bereits im September 1919 konnte in Stuttgart-Ost die erste Waldorfschule eröffnet werden.“

[1] "As early as September 1919, the first Waldorf school was opened in Stuttgart-Ost"

How do you pronounce Waldorfschule?

Waldorfschule

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