Is it der, die oder das Zirbelkiefer?
DIE
The correct article in German of Zirbelkiefer is die. So it is die Zirbelkiefer! (nominative case)
The word Zirbelkiefer 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 Zirbelkiefer?
How does the declension of Zirbelkiefer 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 Zirbelkiefer | die Zirbelkiefern |
| Genitive | der Zirbelkiefer | der Zirbelkiefern |
| Dative | der Zirbelkiefer | den Zirbelkiefern |
| Akkusative | die Zirbelkiefer | die Zirbelkiefern |
What is the meaning of Zirbelkiefer in German?
Zirbelkiefer is defined as:
[1] Botany: A type of pine or pine (genus Pinus), which is over twenty meter and over twenty meter high, grows on the forest border of the Alps and Carpathians
[1] Botanik: eine weit über tausend Jahre alte und über zwanzig Meter hoch werdende Art der Föhren oder Kiefern (Gattung Pinus), die an der Waldgrenze der Alpen und Karpaten wächstHow to use Zirbelkiefer in a sentence?
Example sentences in German using Zirbelkiefer with translations in English.
[1] Die Zirbelkiefer wird bis zu 25 Meter hoch.
[1] The stone pine is up to 25 meters high[1] Die Samen der Zirbelkiefer, die an den braunvioletten, eiförmigen Zapfen sitzenden Zirbelnüsse, werden gegessen oder zu Öl verarbeitet.
[1] The seeds of the stone pine, which are eaten or processed into oil on the brown violets, egg -shaped cones, are eaten or to oilHow do you pronounce Zirbelkiefer?
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