Is it der, die oder das Ziege?

DIE

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

The word Ziege 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 Ziege?

How does the declension of Ziege 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 Ziege	die Ziegen
Genitive	der Ziege	der Ziegen
Dative	der Ziege	den Ziegen
Akkusative	die Ziege	die Ziegen

What is the meaning of Ziege in German?

Ziege has various definitions in German:

[1] Zoology: genus ruminant animals within the family of the horn bearers

[1] Zoologie: Gattung wiederkäuender Tiere innerhalb der Familie der Hornträger

[2] Zoology, special: the house goat, a subspecies of the wild goat

[2] Zoologie, speziell: die Hausziege, eine Unterart der Wildziege

[3] Zoology: a fresh water fish

[3] Zoologie: ein Süßwasserfisch

[4] Value word for a female person

[4] Schimpfwort für eine weibliche Person

How to use Ziege in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Ziege with translations in English.

[1] „Der Alpensteinbock […] ist eine in den Alpen verbreitete Art der Ziegen.“

[1] "The alpine stone stone [...] is a kind of goate" distributed in the Alps "

[2] Auf diesem Bauernhof werden hauptsächlich Ziegen gehalten.

[2] goats are mainly held on this farm

[2] „Oder es waren halbzerfallene Katen, in denen ich höchstens meine Esel und Ziegen unterbringen könnte.“

[2] "Or there were semi -decayed cats in which I could at most accommodate my donkeys and goats"

[2] „Ich trat also aus Ihrer Hütte und erblickte tatsächlich Ihre weiße Ziege, die mir den Rücken zuwandte und mir ihr pralles Euter zeigte.“

[2] "So I stepped out of her hut and actually saw her white goat, which turned my back on and showed me her plump udder"

[2] Ein Hirte zieht mit einer Herde Ziegen vorbei, eine Gruppe Wasserbüffel steht auf einem Feld.

[2] A shepherd passes goats with a herd, a group of water buffalos stands on a field

[2] Trotz moderner Technik gelingt es noch nicht, Vulkanausbrüche verlässlich vorherzusagen. Ziegen dagegen scheinen zu spüren, wenn eine Eruption droht. Sie werden nervös und hibbelig, haben Forscher erkannt.

[2] Despite modern technology, it is not yet possible to reliably pass the volcanic eruptions, on the other hand, seem to feel when an eruption threatens. Researchers have recognized them nervous and jetty.

[3] „Ziegen laichen von Mai bis Juli.“

[3] "Goats spawn from May to July"

[4] Er hält sie für eine blöde Ziege.

[4] He thinks you are a stupid fan