Is it der, die oder das Block?

DER

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

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

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 Block?

How does the declension of Block 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 1	Plural 2
Nominative	der Block	die Blöcke	die Blocks
Genitive	des Blockes des Blocks	der Blöcke	der Blocks
Dative	dem Block dem Blocke	den Blöcken	den Blocks
Akkusative	den Block	die Blöcke	die Blocks

What is the meaning of Block in German?

Block has various definitions in German:

[1] Plural 1: Large piece of firmly connected material, approximately cuboid

[1] Plural 1: großes Stück fest verbundenen Materials, ungefähr quaderförmig

[2] A stack of paper sheets, which are glued together or wired and can be torn down as required

[2] ein Stapel Papierblätter, welche miteinander verklebt oder verdrahtet sind und nach Bedarf abgerissen werden können.

[3] Politics, Plural 1: Uniformly occurring association of parties or states

[3] Politik, Plural 1: einheitlich auftretender Zusammenschluss von Parteien oder Staaten

[4] Urban planning: House complex that is not cut by streets

[4] Stadtplanung: Häuserkomplex, der nicht von Straßen durchschnitten wird

[5] Shipping: a role that a thaw is redirected

[5] Schifffahrt: eine Rolle, über die ein Tauwerk umgeleitet wird

[6] Sport: Defense against a ball

[6] Sport: Abwehr eines Balles

[7] Torture, plural 1: wooden instrument, with which several limbs can be attached at the same time

[7] Folter, Plural 1: hölzernes Instrument, mit dem mehrere Gliedmaßen gleichzeitig befestigt werden können

[8] Philatelie, Plural 2: stamp (s) with surrounding, mostly decorated edge

[8] Philatelie, Plural 2: Briefmarke(n) mit umgebendem, meist verziertem Rand

[9] Computer science: short for block structure

[9] Informatik: kurz für Blockstruktur

[10] Energy: coherent part of a power plant

[10] Energie: zusammenhängender Teil eines Kraftwerks

How to use Block in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Block with translations in English.

[1] Sie sprengten einen großen Block aus dem Fels.

[1] They blew a large block out of the rock

[2] Beim Telefon sollte man immer einen Block bereitliegen haben.

[2] On the phone you should always have a block ready

[2] „Sie zücken ihre Handys und Adressbücher, bestehen darauf, dass ich die Namen und Adressen ihrer Verwandten in Europa in meinen Block schreibe.“

[2] "They pull out their cell phones and address books, insist that I write the names and addresses of their relatives in Europe in my block"

[3] Die Konfrontation der Blöcke wurde „kalter Krieg“ genannt.

[3] The confrontation of the blocks was called "Cold War"

[3] „Lumumba gerät zwischen die beiden Blöcke des Kalten Krieges.“

[3] "Lumumba gets between the two blocks of the Cold Warrior" "

[4] Ich wohne zwei Blocks weiter.

[4] I continue to live two blocks

[5] Das Tau ist im Block festgeklemmt.

[5] The dew is firmly clamped in the block

[5] Wenn es schnell gehen muß, oder wenn kein Block zur Hand ist, dann kann die Barberholerleine auch direkt durch Schäkel oder Karabiner geschoren werden.

[5] If you have to go quickly, or if there is no block at hand, then the Barberholer line can also be sheared directly by shaving or carabiners

[6] Der Block war der Schwachpunkt der Mannschaft.

[6] The block was the weak point of the team

[7] Der Übeltäter wurde in den Block geschraubt.

[7] The culprit was screwed into the block

[8] Sie tauschte mit ihm und gab ihm den ganzen Block für die einzigartige Briefmarke um.

[8] She exchanged with him and gave him the whole block for the unique stamp umä

[9] „Ein Block ist ein aus Anweisungen bestehender zusammengehöriger Abschnitt. Je nach Programmiersprache wird ein Block durch Schlüsselwörter wie begin und end eingeschlossen, durch geschweifte Klammern { } oder durch gemeinsame Einrückung des Programmtextes gekennzeichnet.“

[9] "A block is a block from the instructions of existing section depending on the programming language, a block is trapped by keywords such as Begin and End, characterized by curved brackets {} or by jointly indenting the program text."

[10] [Der] Block 2 des Schweizer Atomkraftwerks Beznau [...] ist überraschend vom Netz genommen worden.

[10] [Der] Block 2 of the Swiss Nuclear Power plant [Ä ..] has been surprisingly removed from the network.

Block

Is it der, die oder das Block?

DAS

The correct article in German of Block is das. So it is das Block! (nominative case)

The word Block is neuter, therefore the correct article is das.

The article is needed if "block" in a certain quality, at a certain time or period as a subject or object in the sentence, is otherwise, i.e. normally, no article is used.

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German declension of Block?

How does the declension of Block work in the nominative, accusative, dative and genitive cases? Here you can find all forms in the singular as well as in the plural: