Is it der, die oder das Ära?

DIE

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

The word Ära 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 Ära?

How does the declension of Ära 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 Ära	die Ären
Genitive	der Ära	der Ären
Dative	der Ära	den Ären
Akkusative	die Ära	die Ären

What is the meaning of Ära in German?

Ära has various definitions in German:

[1] History: A age or period of history

[1] Geschichtswissenschaft: ein Zeitalter oder Zeitabschnitt der Geschichte

[2] Calendar system: A era applicable to a certain culture

[2] Kalenderwesen: eine für eine bestimmte Kultur geltende Zeitrechnung

[3] Geology: Time period in geochronology, which corresponds to the structure of the stone body after the age from their creation

[3] Geologie: Zeitabschnitt in der Geochronologie, die der Gliederung der Gesteinskörper nach dem Alter ab ihrer Entstehung entspricht

How to use Ära in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Ära with translations in English.

[1] „Die Ära Bismarck ist typisch junkerlich.“

[1] "The Bismarck era is typical junker

[1] „Pakistans Staatspräsident Asif Ali Zardari bezeichnete Holbrookes Treffen mit islamistischen Parteien als Auftakt einer "neuen Ära", die Versöhnung und Dialog bringen werde.“

[1] "Pakistan's President Asif Ali Zardari described Holbrookes meetings with Islamist parties as the prelude to a" new era "that will bring reconciliation and dialogue"

[1] „Die klassische Ära der industriellen Massenproduktion ist Geschichte, jedenfalls in Europa.“

[1] "The classic era of industrial mass production is history, at least in Europe"

[2] „Die Akten dieser Körperschaft, die »vom ehrwürdigen und erlauchten Volk der Römer auf dem Kapitol eingesetzt« war, gedachten nicht mehr des Papsts, und in gerichtlichen Urkunden dieser Zeit wurde mit der Ära Victors IV. datiert.“

[2] "The files of this body, which" was used on the Capitol of the venerable and illustrious people ", no longer commemorated the papal, and in judicial documents of that time was dated with the Victor IV era."

[2] „Dies war im Jahre der christlichen Ära 931.“

[2] "This was in the year of the Christian era 931E"

[2] „In meiner Jugendzeit, in der Ära der Swingmusik, konnte man sich nur mit Alkohol in Stimmung bringen.“

[2] "In my youth, in the era of swing music, you could only get in the mood with alcohol"

[3] Trilobiten sind für die geologische Ära des Paläozoikums wichtige Fossilien.

[3] Trilobites are important fossils for the geological era of the Paleozoicum

[3] Manche Forscher behaupten, dass wir schon in eine „anthropozäne“ Ära eingetreten seien.

[3] Some researchers claim that we have already entered an "anthropozene" era

How do you pronounce Ära?

Ära

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