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Is it der, die oder das Wüste?

DIE

The correct article in German of Wüste is die. So it is die Wüste! (nominative case)

The word Wüste is feminine, therefore the correct article is die.

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 Wüste?

How does the declension of Wüste 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 die Wüste die Wüsten
Genitive der Wüste der Wüsten
Dative der Wüste den Wüsten
Akkusative die Wüste die Wüsten

What is the meaning of Wüste in German?

Wüste has various definitions in German:

[1] Area in which is difficult or no life possible due to enormous dryness and heat or cold

[1] Gebiet, in dem wegen enormer Trockenheit und Hitze oder Kälte nur schwer oder kein Leben möglich ist

[2] Area, which was abandoned, is shaped by destruction or is very monotonous or one-sided

[2] Gebiet, das verlassen wurde, von Zerstörung geprägt ist oder sehr monoton oder einseitig ist

How to use Wüste in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Wüste with translations in English.

[1] In der Wüste Sahara herrscht die meiste Zeit des Jahres extreme Trockenheit.

[1] In the desert Sahara, most of the year is extreme dryness

[1] „Wir verheimlichten so gut wie möglich, daß wir Gold und Perlen hatten, und verkauften deshalb drei, vier Ballen Chinaseide und indischen Kaliko, um das nötige Geld zu haben, Kamele zu erwerben, den Zoll zu bezahlen, der an mehreren Stellen erhoben wurde, und uns für die Wüste mit Proviant auszurüsten.“[3]

[1] "We hide as well as possible that we had gold and pearls, and therefore sold three, four bales of Chinaside and Indian Kaliko to have the necessary money to acquire camels to pay the customs that pay in several places was raised and to equip us for the desert with provisions at "[3]

[1] „Und da begann auch schon die Wüste.“[4]

[1] "And then the desertex began" [4]

[1] „Aufgrund sich ändernder klimatischer Bedingungen machen tropische Wälder Buschformationen Platz und diese wiederum Wüsten.“[5]

[1] "Due to changing climatic conditions, tropical forests make it space and this again desert ... [5]

[1] „In den Wüsten gibt es nur wenig Leben, vor allem dort nicht, wo weniger als 5 cm Regen pro Jahr fallen.“[6]

[1] "In the deserts there is little life, especially there is not where less than 5 cm rain per year fall at" [6]

[1] Die Militärregierung in Baden-Baden fand sich in einem besiegten Deutschland wieder, das der Nationalsozialismus als eine politische, kulturelle und moralische Wüste hinterlassen hatte.[7]

[1] The military government in Baden-Baden found himself again in a defeated Germany, which of National Socialism had left as a political, cultural and moral desert at [7]

[1] „In Wüsten erweckt erst der Regen einige Pflanzen zum Leben. Andere überleben die Dürre, indem sie Wasser in ihren Stängeln oder Wurzeln speichern.“[8]

[1] "In deserts, the rain brings some plants to the life of others survive the drought by storing water in their stems or roots." [8]

[2] Wenn immer mehr Geschäfte schließen, verkommt die Fußgängerzone zur Wüste.

[2] If more and more shops close, the pedestrian zone comes to the desertex

How do you pronounce Wüste?

Wüste

Pictures or photos of Wüste

[1] Sandwüste in Libyen
[1] Sandwüste in Libyen
[1] Eine Eiswüste in der Antarktis
[1] Eine Eiswüste in der Antarktis
[1] Eine Steinwüste auf Kap Verde
[1] Eine Steinwüste auf Kap Verde

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