Is it der, die oder das Watt?
DAS
The correct article in German of Watt is das. So it is das Watt! (nominative case)
The word Watt 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 …).
Context 1
German declension of Watt?
How does the declension of Watt 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 Watt | die Watten |
Genitive | des Watts | der Watten |
Dative | dem Watt | den Watten |
Akkusative | das Watt | die Watten |
What is the meaning of Watt in German?
Watt is defined as:
[1] shallow sea floor on the coast, dry at low tide, covered with water when the water is flooded
[1] seichter Meeresboden an der Küste, bei Ebbe trocken, bei Flut von Wasser überdecktHow to use Watt in a sentence?
Example sentences in German using Watt with translations in English.
[1] Bei Ebbe kann man durchs Watt wandern.
[1] At low tide you can hike through the mudflatsIs it der, die oder das Watt?
DAS
The correct article in German of Watt is das. So it is das Watt! (nominative case)
The word Watt is neuter, therefore the correct article is das.
Context 2
German declension of Watt?
How does the declension of Watt 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 Watt | die Watt |
Genitive | des Watts | der Watt |
Dative | dem Watt | den Watt |
Akkusative | das Watt | die Watt |
What is the meaning of Watt in German?
Watt is defined as:
[1] Physics: Physical SI unit of performance
[1] Physik: physikalische SI-Einheit der LeistungHow to use Watt in a sentence?
Example sentences in German using Watt with translations in English.
[1] Die Glühbirne verbraucht 100 Watt.
[1] The light bulb consumes 100 wattageHow do you pronounce Watt?
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