Is it der, die oder das Winterdienst?
DER
The correct article in German of Winterdienst is der. So it is der Winterdienst! (nominative case)
The word Winterdienst 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 Winterdienst?
How does the declension of Winterdienst 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 Winterdienst | die Winterdienste |
| Genitive | des Winterdienstes des Winterdiensts | der Winterdienste |
| Dative | dem Winterdienst dem Winterdienste | den Winterdiensten |
| Akkusative | den Winterdienst | die Winterdienste |
What is the meaning of Winterdienst in German?
Winterdienst has various definitions in German:
[1] Service that is supposed to ensure traffic safety in winter
[1] Dienst, der die Verkehrssicherheit im Winter gewährleisten soll[2] entirety of all measures that the service [1] does
[2] Gesamtheit aller Maßnahmen, die der Dienst [1] leistetHow to use Winterdienst in a sentence?
Example sentences in German using Winterdienst with translations in English.
[1] Der Winterdienst kommt bei diesem starken Schneefall mit der Räumung des Schnees nicht nach.
In this strong snowfall, winter service does not come with the clearing of the snow[2] „Abweichend von anderen Bundesländern verbleibt in Berlin nach einer Gesetzesänderung im November 2010 die Verantwortlichkeit für die ordnungsgemäße Durchführung des Winterdienstes beim Anlieger, auch wenn dieser ein gewerbliches Unternehmen mit der Durchführung beauftragt hat […].“
[2] "In terms of other federal states, after a change in the law in November 2010, the responsibility for the proper execution of the winter service at the resident remains, even if it has commissioned a commercial company to implement it […] Ä"How do you pronounce Winterdienst?
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