Is it der, die oder das Weihnachtslied?
DAS
The correct article in German of Weihnachtslied is das. So it is das Weihnachtslied! (nominative case)
The word Weihnachtslied 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 …).
German declension of Weihnachtslied?
How does the declension of Weihnachtslied 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 Weihnachtslied | die Weihnachtslieder |
Genitive | des Weihnachtsliedes des Weihnachtslieds | der Weihnachtslieder |
Dative | dem Weihnachtslied dem Weihnachtsliede | den Weihnachtsliedern |
Akkusative | das Weihnachtslied | die Weihnachtslieder |
What is the meaning of Weihnachtslied in German?
Weihnachtslied is defined as:
[1] Song with Christmas text, sung mainly during the Christmas season
[1] Lied mit weihnachtlichem Text, gesungen vorwiegend in der WeihnachtszeitHow to use Weihnachtslied in a sentence?
Example sentences in German using Weihnachtslied with translations in English.
[1] „Lasst uns ein Weihnachtslied singen!“
[1] "Let us a Christmas carol Singing"[1] „Einige Weihnachtslieder hatten es ihm mächtig angetan.“
[1] "Some Christmas carols had a lot to do with him"[1] „Noch bis vor kurzem konnte er keine Weihnachtslieder ertragen; heute ist das anders.“
[1] "Until recently, he couldn't do any Christmas carols.[1] „Abends hörten sie die anderen Kinder unten Weihnachtslieder singen.“
[1] "In the evening they heard the other children down Christmas carol"How do you pronounce Weihnachtslied?
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