Is it der, die oder das Wessi?

DER

The correct article in German of Wessi is der. So it is der Wessi! (nominative case)

The word Wessi 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.

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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 Wessi?

How does the declension of Wessi 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 Wessi	die Wessis
Genitive	des Wessis	der Wessis
Dative	dem Wessi	den Wessis
Akkusative	den Wessi	die Wessis

What is the meaning of Wessi in German?

Wessi is defined as:

[1] Ethnophaulism, partly jokingly pejorative, colloquially: West German

[1] Ethnophaulismus, teils scherzhaft teils abwertend, umgangssprachlich: Westdeutscher

How to use Wessi in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Wessi with translations in English.

[1] „Gemeint ist nicht, dass Ossis mehr jammern als andere, sondern, dass sie jammern, obwohl sie nicht – in Gegensatz zu den Wessis – das Recht dazu haben.“

[1] "It is not meant that Ossis whine more than others, but that they whine, although they do not - in contrast to the Wessis - have the right to do so"

[1] „Die Ossis und die Wessis sprachen dieselbe Sprache.“

[1] "The Ossis and the Wessis spoke the same language"

[1] „Später waren sie verwundert und enttäuscht, wie bieder und prüde die Wessis waren, viel verklemmter als in Woodstock.“

[1] "Later they were amazed and disappointed how Bieder and Prude the Wessis were, much more jammed than in Woodstocke"

[1] „An seiner Kleidung, und offenbar auch an seinem Gehabe ist zu sehen, dass er ein Wessi ist.“

[1] "On his clothes, and apparently also his behavior can be seen that he is a Wessi ISTEE"

How do you pronounce Wessi?

Wessi

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