Why is it das Abdeckmaterial?
Abdeckmaterial ends in -al, but that ending doesn’t settle the article: in a German dictionary, 65% of -al nouns take das and 33% take der. So learn it with its article: das Abdeckmaterial.
Which endings you can rely on das
Meaning
Examples
[1] "When building the stand, packaging materials and plastics are in particular as cover material to protect the textile floor coverings"
[1] „Beim Standaufbau fallen insbesondere Verpackungsmaterialien und Kunststoffolien als Abdeckmaterial zum Schutz der textilen Bodenbeläge an.“
[1] "A finished granite floor can be seen under the cover material and a large part of the pipes for the cooling and other shelves are also published"
[1] „Unter dem Abdeckmaterial ist ein fertig verlegter Granitboden erkennbar und auch ein Grossteil der Rohre für die Kühl- und anderen Regale sind verlegt.“
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Declension
| 1 | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | das Abdeckmaterial | die Abdeckmaterialien |
| Genitiv | des Abdeckmaterials | der Abdeckmaterialien |
| Dativ | dem Abdeckmaterial | den Abdeckmaterialien |
| Akkusativ | das Abdeckmaterial | die Abdeckmaterialien |
Pronunciation
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