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Is it der, die oder das Absturz?

DER

The correct article in German of Absturz is der. So it is der Absturz! (nominative case)

The word Absturz is masculine, therefore the correct article is der.

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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 Absturz?

How does the declension of Absturz 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 Absturz die Abstürze
Genitive des Absturzes der Abstürze
Dative dem Absturz dem Absturze den Abstürzen
Akkusative den Absturz die Abstürze

What is the meaning of Absturz in German?

Absturz has various definitions in German:

[1] The falling of persons or objects of an accident

[1] das Herabstürzen von Personen oder Gegenständen; ein Unfall

[2] Steep hillside

[2] steiler Abhang

[3] Transfer: uncontrolled rapid downward movement, such as crashing in a crisis

[3] übertragen: unkontrollierte rasche Abwärtsbewegung, wie das Abstürzen in eine Krise

[4] Informatics, colloquially: Standstill in a row of a serious program or hardware error

[4] Informatik, umgangssprachlich: Stillstand in Folge eines schwerwiegenden Programm- oder Hardwarefehlers

How to use Absturz in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Absturz with translations in English.

[1] Der Absturz erfolgte in Sekundenschnelle.

[1] The crash occurred in seconds

[1] „Flugpionier Erich Henneberger, dessen Vorfahren aus Randersacker stammten, nahm ein tragisches Ende in der früheren Kolonie Deutsch-Ostafrika. Er starb beim Absturz des Flugzeuges am 15. November 1914, […].“[1]

[1] "Air Pioneer Erich Henneberger, whose ancestors came from Randersacker, took a tragic end in the former colony German-East Africa he died in the crash of the aircraft on 15 November 1914, [...]." [1]

[1] „Zu gefährlichen Jagdszenen in der Luft kam es am Sonntag über Oberammergau. Ein Gleitschirmpilot befand sich im Anflug auf einen Oberammergauer Landeplatz, als ihn das ferngesteuerte Flugobjekt fast zum Absturz brachte.“[2]

[1] "To dangerous hunting scenes in the air came on Sunday on Oberammergau. a paraglider pilot was in the approach to an Oberammergau Landplatz, when the remote-controlled flight object almost brought him to crash." [2]

[1] „Bis heute hält sich der Verdacht, westliche Geheimdienste hätten seine Maschine zum Absturz gebracht, um Frieden zu verhindern.“[3]

[1] "Today, the suspicion of Western secret services would have brought his machine to crash to prevent peace" [3]

[2] Wir waren nahe an den Absturz herangekommen, hatten aber glücklicherweise bei Zeiten angehalten.

[2] We were close to the crash, but fortunately stopped at times stopped at times

[3] Sein Absturz war nach Scheidung und Verlust des Arbeitsplatzes unvermeidlich.

[3] His crash was inevitable after divorce and loss of the workplace

[4] Von dem Absturz heute war nur der Server betroffen.

[4] The crash today was only the server concerned

How do you pronounce Absturz?

Absturz

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[1] Absturz eines Flugzeugs
[1] Absturz eines Flugzeugs

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