Is it der, die oder das Rotstift?
DER
The correct article in German of Rotstift is der. So it is der Rotstift! (nominative case)
The word Rotstift 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 Rotstift?
How does the declension of Rotstift 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 Rotstift | die Rotstifte |
| Genitive | des Rotstifts des Rotstiftes | der Rotstifte |
| Dative | dem Rotstift dem Rotstifte | den Rotstiften |
| Akkusative | den Rotstift | die Rotstifte |
What is the meaning of Rotstift in German?
Rotstift has various definitions in German:
[1] Red pencil
[1] rot schreibender Stift[2] Transferred: austerity measures
[2] übertragen: SparmaßnahmenHow to use Rotstift in a sentence?
Example sentences in German using Rotstift with translations in English.
[1] Wir korrigieren mit einem Rotstift.
[1] We correct with a red pencil[1] „Der Satz ist mit Rotstift durchgestrichen, ebenso das Kalenderblatt des Monats Mai.“
[1] "The sentence is crossed out with red pencil, as is the calendar sheet of the month of MaiE" "[2] „Will doch mal sehen, was so interessant und wichtig ist, dass es den Rotstift auf sich gezogen hat, denkt er.“
[2] "I want to see what is so interesting and important that it has attracted the red pencil, thinks"How do you pronounce Rotstift?
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