Is it der, die oder das Wörtchen?
DAS
The correct article in German of Wörtchen is das. So it is das Wörtchen! (nominative case)
The word Wörtchen 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 Wörtchen?
How does the declension of Wörtchen 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 Wörtchen | die Wörtchen |
| Genitive | des Wörtchens | der Wörtchen |
| Dative | dem Wörtchen | den Wörtchen |
| Akkusative | das Wörtchen | die Wörtchen |
What is the meaning of Wörtchen in German?
Wörtchen is defined as:
[1] Small word
[1] kleines WortHow to use Wörtchen in a sentence?
Example sentences in German using Wörtchen with translations in English.
[1] „Ich weiß, dass da die Politik ein Wörtchen mitzureden hat.“
[1] "I know that politicians have a say in with"[1] „Aber die Gräfin Thor von Thorfels könnte vielleicht ein Wörtchen dazu sagen?“
[1] "But the Countess Thor von Torhels could perhaps a word for saying"[1] „Meier hätte gern mit Gareis vorher ein Wörtchen gesprochen, eigentlich hatte er den Eindruck, daß man daheim, in jenem großen, trüben, dunklen Zimmer, gerne Frieden mit diesem Mann gemacht hätte…“
[1] "Meier would have liked to speak a word with Gareis beforehand, actually he had the impression that one would have liked to make peace with this man at home, in that big, cloudy, dark rooms ..."[1] „Er lachte, als ich ihn an das Wörtchen »sko« erinnerte, er schien diese isländische Marotte gut zu kennen.“
[1] "He laughed when I reminded him of the word" Sko "that he seemed to know this Icelandic quirk well"How do you pronounce Wörtchen?
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