Is it der, die oder das Westfale?
DER
The correct article in German of Westfale is der. So it is der Westfale! (nominative case)
The word Westfale 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 Westfale?
How does the declension of Westfale 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 Westfale | die Westfalen |
| Genitive | des Westfalen | der Westfalen |
| Dative | dem Westfalen | den Westfalen |
| Akkusative | den Westfalen | die Westfalen |
What is the meaning of Westfale in German?
Westfale has various definitions in German:
[1] Person who comes from Westphalia
[1] Person, die aus Westfalen kommt[2] Historically: Relatives of one of the three large old Saxon tribes
[2] historisch: Angehöriger einer der drei großen altsächsischen StämmeHow to use Westfale in a sentence?
Example sentences in German using Westfale with translations in English.
[1] Jupp ist gebürtiger Westfale.
[1] Jupp is born in Westphalia[1] Rheinländer und Westfalen erzählen gerne Witze übereinander.
[1] Rhinelander and Westphalia like to tell jokes on top of each other[2] „Karl der Große erzielte rasch Erfolge und zwang im Sommer 775 zuerst die Ostfalen unter ihrem Anführer Hessi, dann die Engern unter Brun und zuletzt auch die Westfalen zur Anerkennung seiner Herrschaft.“
[2] "Charlemagne achieved success rapidly and in summer 775 first forced the East falen under their leader Hessi, then the Engern under Brun and finally the Westphalia for the recognition of his gentlemen"How do you pronounce Westfale?
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