Is it der, die oder das Yogi?
DER
The correct article in German of Yogi is der. So it is der Yogi! (nominative case)
The word Yogi 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 Yogi?
How does the declension of Yogi 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 Yogi | die Yogis |
Genitive | des Yogis | der Yogis |
Dative | dem Yogi | den Yogis |
Akkusative | den Yogi | die Yogis |
What is the meaning of Yogi in German?
Yogi has various definitions in German:
[1] Philosophy: Indian Asket, who practices yoga
[1] Philosophie: indischer Asket, der Yoga praktiziert[2] Pendant of the yoga
[2] Anhänger des YogaHow to use Yogi in a sentence?
Example sentences in German using Yogi with translations in English.
[1] Der Yogi soll beständig sich mühen in der Einsamkeit – Allein, bezähmend Sinn und Selbst, nichts hoffend, ohne Besitz (Bhagavad-Gita, Vers 10)
[1] The yogi is supposed to constantly trouble in loneliness-alone, abnormal meaning and self, nothing hoping, without possession (Bhagavad-Gita, verse 10)[1] „Auf seinem Fell spielten ein paar Sonnenflecken, während seine gelben Augen den Yogi fixierten.“
[1] "A few sun spots played on his fur while his yellow eyes fixed the yogi"[1] „Darum haben alle Yogis nach ihren Übungen immer dieses selige Grinsen im Gesicht.“
[1] "That is why all yogis always have this blessed grin on the face after their exercises"How do you pronounce Yogi?
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