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Is it der, die oder das Zins?
DER
The correct article in German of Zins is der. So it is der Zins! (nominative case)
The word Zins 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 Zins?
How does the declension of Zins 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 Zins | die Zinsen |
Genitive | des Zinses | der Zinsen |
Dative | dem Zins | den Zinsen |
Akkusative | den Zins | die Zinsen |
What is the meaning of Zins in German?
Zins has various definitions in German:
[1] Fee for the provision of capital
[1] Entgelt für die Überlassung von Kapital[2] Fee for the provision of living space
[2] Entgelt für die Überlassung von Wohnraum[3] obsolete: delivery to the landlord
[3] veraltet: Abgabe an den GrundherrnHow to use Zins in a sentence?
Example sentences in German using Zins with translations in English.
[1] Zinsen werden einer Spareinlage meist am 30.12. eines Jahres gutgeschrieben.
[1] Interest is paid on a savings deposit usually on 30.12.[1] „Wegen der günstigen Zinsen für Baukredite ist die Nachfrage nach Immobilien weiter hoch, vor allem in den Großstädten.“[2]
[1] "Because of the low interest rates for building loans, the demand for real estate is still high, especially in the big cities." [2][2] „An ihre Stelle traten drei Monate später Verkaufshütten, für welche der Magistrat Zins einhob.“[3]
[2] "They were replaced three months later by sales huts, for which the magistrate charged interest." [3][2] „Vielmehr ist der Zins für eine zu mietende Wohnung bei Bemessung des Unterhaltsbetrages in Anschlag zu bringen.“[4]
[2] "Rather, the interest for an apartment to be rented is to be included when calculating the maintenance amount ." [4][3] „Das Lokal verließen sie erst, als die Zecher das Lied von dem ‚lustigen Zigeunern‘ anstimmten, die dem Kaiser keinen Zins zu zahlen brauchen.“[5]
[3] "They only left the bar when the revelers started singing the song about the 'funny gypsies' who didn't have to pay the emperor any interest." [5]How do you pronounce Zins?
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