des Learn Unstarted Summary The German translation for “the” is des. Examples of "the" in use There are 2 examples of the German word for "the" being used: Recording English German Learn He kept silent during the meeting. Während des Treffens schwieg er. Learn I felt uncomfortable during the conversation. Ich habe mich während des Gesprächs unwohl gefühlt. Learn Practice Lesson "the" Practice (3) Lesson Learn Lesson words the etc. View all lesson words Lesson phrases He kept silent during the meeting., I felt uncomfortable during the conversation. etc. View all lesson phrases Acknowledgements Audio Google text-to-speech