Is it der, die oder das West?
DER
The correct article in German of West is der. So it is der West! (nominative case)
The word West is masculine, therefore the correct article is der.
The word West is without an article, unflanted and without plural
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 West?
How does the declension of West 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 | West | — |
| Genitive | — | — |
| Dative | — | — |
| Akkusative | — | — |
What is the meaning of West in German?
West has various definitions in German:
[1] Navigation, seafaring, short form for: main sky direction west
[1] Navigation, Seefahrt, Kurzform für: Haupthimmelsrichtung Westen[2] Politics, economy: world part, which include the North American and Western European countries
[2] Politik, Wirtschaft: Weltteil, zu dem sich unter anderem die nordamerikanischen und westeuropäischen Länder zählen[3] Geography: Determination of a toponym that describes its western situation in relation to something
[3] Geografie: Bestimmungswort zu einem Toponym, das dessen westliche Lage im Verhältnis zu etwas beschreibtHow to use West in a sentence?
Example sentences in German using West with translations in English.
[1] Wir halten jetzt Kurs West, bis wir auf offenem Meer sind.
[1] We are now keeping the course West until we are on the open sea[2] Ein Konflikt West gegen Ost ist nicht im Sinne der gesamten Menschheit.
[2] A west conflict against the east is not in the sense of the entire humanity[3] Bekannt ist vielen das Londoner West End.
[3] The London West Final is known to many[3] Die Raststätte liegt an der Autobahnauffahrt Hamburg-West.
[3] The rest area is located at the Hamburg-Weste motorway driveway[3] „Als sie auf der Startbahn West die beiden Triebwerke aufheulen lassen und Richtung Kreta abheben, ist es 13.50 Uhr.“
[3] "When you let the two engines open on the west runway and lift towards Crete, it is 1:50 p.m."How do you pronounce West?
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