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Is it der, die oder das Back?

DIE

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

The word Back 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 …).

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German declension of Back?

How does the declension of Back 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 Back die Backen
Genitive der Back der Backen
Dative der Back den Backen
Akkusative die Back die Backen

What is the meaning of Back in German?

Back has various definitions in German:

[1] Structure on the foredeck

[1] Aufbau auf dem Vorschiff

[2] bowl for the food

[2] Schüssel für das Essen

[3] Table on which the food is applied

[3] Tisch, auf dem das Essen aufgetragen wird

How to use Back in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Back with translations in English.

[1] „Auf dem Quarterdeck und der Back wurden die Drehbassen bemannt.“

[1] "On the quarterdeck and the back, the rotary breeds were manned"

[1] „Von den Schiffsjungen war einer Schotte und einer Kanadier, und in der Back gab es einen Spanier, einen Preußen, einen Dänen und einen Engländer.“

[1] "From the ship boys was a Scotsman and a Canadian, and in the Back there was a Spaniard, a Prussia, a Danish and an Englishman"

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Back
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Is it der, die oder das Back?

DER

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

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

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German declension of Back?

How does the declension of Back 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 Back die Backs
Genitive des Backs der Backs
Dative dem Back den Backs
Akkusative den Back die Backs

What is the meaning of Back in German?

Back is defined as:

[1] Octed, still Swiss -Sance Sport, especially football: players who play in defense

[1] veraltet, noch schweizerisch; Sport, speziell Fußball: Spieler, der in der Abwehr spielt

How to use Back in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Back with translations in English.

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How do you pronounce Back?

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