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Is it der, die oder das Badewanne?

DIE

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

The word Badewanne 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 …).

German declension of Badewanne?

How does the declension of Badewanne 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 Badewanne die Badewannen
Genitive der Badewanne der Badewannen
Dative der Badewanne den Badewannen
Akkusative die Badewanne die Badewannen

What is the meaning of Badewanne in German?

Badewanne is defined as:

[1] Bathtub in the bathroom with mostly elongated shape for bathing

[1] Wanne im Badezimmer mit zumeist länglicher Form zum Baden

How to use Badewanne in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Badewanne with translations in English.

[1] „Diese Drohung erinnerte Charlotte Corday an ihre Mission, welche sie eine Zeitlang über dem Abscheu vor dem Morde vergessen hatte; sie näherte sich der Badewanne, zog ihr Messer und senkte es Marat in die Brust.“[2]

[1] "This threat reminded Charlotte Corday of her mission, which she had forgotten for a while because of the disgust for the murder; she approached the bathtub, drew her knife and lowered it to Marat in the chest." [2]

[1] „Das Boot durfte ich in die Badewanne mitnehmen.“[3]

[1] "I was allowed to take the boat into the bathtub." [3]

[1] „Vals Badewanne war weitaus luxuriöser als die in Bobbys Haus.“[4]

[1] "Val's bathtub was far more luxurious than the one in Bobby's house." [4]

How do you pronounce Badewanne?

Badewanne
Badewanne (Österreich)

Pictures or photos of Badewanne

[1] freistehende Badewanne mit Klauenfüßen
[1] freistehende Badewanne mit Klauenfüßen

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