Is it der, die oder das Zeitung?
DIE
The correct article in German of Zeitung is die. So it is die Zeitung! (nominative case)
The word Zeitung 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.
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 Zeitung?
How does the declension of Zeitung 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 Zeitung | die Zeitungen |
| Genitive | der Zeitung | der Zeitungen |
| Dative | der Zeitung | den Zeitungen |
| Akkusative | die Zeitung | die Zeitungen |
What is the meaning of Zeitung in German?
Zeitung has various definitions in German:
[1] Printed news medium spent published at short and regular intervals publishes the latest news in particular
[1] gedrucktes, in kurzen und regelmäßigen Abständen herausgegebenes Nachrichtenmedium; veröffentlicht vor allem aktuelle Nachrichten[2] Outdated meaning: message
[2] veraltete Bedeutung: NachrichtHow to use Zeitung in a sentence?
Example sentences in German using Zeitung with translations in English.
[1] Ich lese wenig Zeitung.
[1] I read little newspaper[1] „Bevor wir aber losfuhren, schauten wir uns noch nach Zeitungen und Zeitschriften um.“
[1] "But before we started, we looked around for newspapers and magazines"[1] „Ein Jahr später wurde die neue Rechtschreibung auch vom Großteil der Zeitungen und Zeitschriften und den Nachrichtenagenturen übernommen.“
[1] "A year later, the new spelling was also taken over by the majority of the newspapers and magazines and the news agencies"[1] „Vor ihrem dreizehnten Geburtstag hatte sie jede Zeitung, derer sie habhaft werden konnte, gelesen.“
[1] "Before her thirteenth birthday, she had read every newspaper that she could get hold of"[1] „Der Butler legt mir jeden Morgen die Zeitung links neben den Teller.“
[1] "The butler puts the newspaper on the left of the Tellerä every morning"[2] „Des andern Tags hatte mein Herr seinen Offiziern und andern guten Freunden eine fürstliche Gasterei angestellt, weil er die angenehme Zeitung bekommen, daß die Seinigen das feste Haus Braunfels ohne Verlust einzigen Manns eingenommen“
[2] "The other day my gentleman had hired his officer and other good friends a princely gaster egg because he got the pleasant newspaper that the his own house Braunfels took without a loss"How do you pronounce Zeitung?
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