Is it der, die oder das Weihnachtsbaum?
DER
The correct article in German of Weihnachtsbaum is der. So it is der Weihnachtsbaum! (nominative case)
The word Weihnachtsbaum 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 Weihnachtsbaum?
How does the declension of Weihnachtsbaum 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 Weihnachtsbaum | die Weihnachtsbäume |
Genitive | des Weihnachtsbaums des Weihnachtsbaumes | der Weihnachtsbäume |
Dative | dem Weihnachtsbaum dem Weihnachtsbaume | den Weihnachtsbäumen |
Akkusative | den Weihnachtsbaum | die Weihnachtsbäume |
What is the meaning of Weihnachtsbaum in German?
Weihnachtsbaum has various definitions in German:
[1] Germany (northern and Central German), Switzerland (except northeastern German-speaking Switzerland, namely half-canton of Basel-Stadt, Halbkanton Basel-Landschaft and partly canton of Solothurn, canton of Aargau): Festive (with figures, candles and/or fairy lights, balls , Lametta, stars and the like) decorated needle tree (mostly fir, spruce or pine), which is set up in living rooms, office rooms or in front gardens and in public places at Christmas season
[1] Deutschland (nord- und mitteldeutsch), Schweiz (ausgenommen der nordöstlichen deutschsprachigen Schweiz, namentlich Halbkanton Basel-Stadt, Halbkanton Basel-Landschaft sowie teilweise Kanton Solothurn, Kanton Aargau): festlich (mit Figuren, Kerzen und/oder Lichterketten, Kugeln, Lametta, Sternen und dergleichen) geschmückter Nadelbaum (zumeist Tanne, Fichte oder Kiefer), der zur Weihnachtszeit in Wohnzimmern, Büroräumen oder in Vorgärten und auf öffentlichen Plätzen aufgestellt wird[2] colloquially: to mark the attack areas of a bomber (during the Second World War) luminous signal
[2] umgangssprachlich: zur Markierung von Angriffsgebieten eines Bombers (während des Zweiten Weltkriegs) verwendetes LeuchtsignalHow to use Weihnachtsbaum in a sentence?
Example sentences in German using Weihnachtsbaum with translations in English.
[1] Habt ihr euren Weihnachtsbaum schon gekauft?
[1] You have already bought your Christmas tree[1] Kurz vor der Bescherung schmückten wir Kinder den Weihnachtsbaum.
[1] Shortly before the presents, we children decorated the Christmas tree[1] „Am Weihnachtsbaum die Lichter brennen,
[1] “Burn the lights on the Christmas tree,Wie glänzt er festlich, lieb und mild,
How does he shine festively, dear and mild,Als spräch’ er: ‚Wollt in mir erkennen
As speaking he: 'want to recognize in meGetreuer Hoffnung stilles Bild.‘“
Bearing hope of still image '""How do you pronounce Weihnachtsbaum?
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