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Is it der, die oder das Balken?

DER

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

The word Balken 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 Balken?

How does the declension of Balken 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 Balken die Balken
Genitive des Balkens der Balken
Dative dem Balken den Balken
Akkusative den Balken die Balken

What is the meaning of Balken in German?

Balken has various definitions in German:

[1] Building: a post with four edges, mostly with supporting or load -bearing function

[1] Bauwesen: ein Pfosten mit vier Kanten, meist mit stützender oder tragender Funktion

[2] thick line, stripes, especially in the notes: line that connects two or more notes of grades from eighth notes

[2] dicker Strich, Streifen, insbesondere in der Notenschrift: Strich, der zwei oder mehrere Notenhälse von Achtelnoten verbindet

[3] Anatomy: Fiber -like connection of the two hemispheres of the brain

[3] Anatomie: faserartige Verbindung der beiden Hemisphären des Gehirns

[4] Sport, gymnastics: short for balance beams

[4] Sport, Turnen: kurz für Schwebebalken

[5] Heraldik: horizontal, color -rated separating strips in the coat of arms

[5] Heraldik: waagrechter, farblich abgesetzter Trennstreifen im Wappen

[6] Regional: attic

[6] regional: Dachboden

How to use Balken in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Balken with translations in English.

[1] „Die stärkern griffen an den Stangen und Latten herum und sagten: Herrgott, wie schade um das alte Werk! Seht, welche Balken, alles Eichen, fester als Eisen! Das hätt’ noch Jahrhunderte gedauert.“

[1] “The starches reached around the poles and slats and said: Lord god, what a shame about the old workshop, which bars, all oaks, more firm than iron! That would have taken centuries "

[1] „Das Tor war mit Balken und Holzplanken verrammelt.“

[1] "The gate was reduced with bars and wooden planks"

[1] „Häufiger als aus Mauerwerk oder Steinbrocken bestand eine Grabkammer allerdings aus Balken und Baumstämmen.“

[1] "However, a burial chamber consisted more often than made of masonry or chunks of stone from beams and tree trunks"

[2] Die Gesichter der Opfer wurden auf den Zeitungsfotos durch schwarze Balken unkenntlich gemacht.

[2] The faces of the victims were taken unrecognizable on the newspaper photos by black bars

[2] Die Fähnchen von aufeinanderfolgenden Achtelnoten können durch einen verbindenden Balken ersetzt werden.

[2] The flags of successive eighth notes can be replaced by a connecting bar

[3] Wegen der medikamentös nicht beherrschbaren schweren Epilepsie wurde der Balken des Patienten chirurgisch durchtrennt.

[3] Because of the medication that cannot be controlled, the patient's beams were surgically severed

[4] Sie ist eine vorzügliche Turnerin und schafft auf dem Balken sogar einen Rückwärtssalto.

[4] She is an excellent gymnast and even creates a backward salary on the bar

[5] „›Onkel!‹ rief das junge Mädchen, ›stelle dich, wie du willst, ich weiß doch, daß dir nicht einfällt, das zerbrochene Wappen der Gnadewitze wieder zusammenzufügen.‹ / ›Aber ich sehe nicht ein, es ist ein ganz hübsches Wappen mit Balken, Sternen –‹ / ›Und einem Rade voller Blutflecken,‹ unterbrach ihn Elisabeth.“

[5] "› Onca ‹called the young girl,› stand, as you want, I know that you don't remember, the broken coat of arms of the mercy jokes ‹/› But I don't see it, it is A very pretty coat of arms with beams, stars - '/' and a Rade full of blood stains, "Elisabeth interrupted it."

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Balken

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