Is it der, die oder das Brücke?

DIE

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

The word Brücke 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 Brücke?

How does the declension of Brücke 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 Brücke	die Brücken
Genitive	der Brücke	der Brücken
Dative	der Brücke	den Brücken
Akkusative	die Brücke	die Brücken

What is the meaning of Brücke in German?

Brücke has various definitions in German:

[1] Architecture, construction: artificial way to cross an obstacle

[1] Architektur, Bauwesen: künstlicher Weg zur Überquerung eines Hindernisses

[2] Dentistry: fixed dentures that replace one or more missing teeth in a gaping bite

[2] Zahnmedizin: festsitzender Zahnersatz, der in einem Lückengebiss einen oder mehrere fehlende Zähne ersetzt

[3] elongated carpet

[3] länglicher Teppich

[4] Anatomy: Part of the vertebrate brain that belongs to the metencephalon (rear brain)

[4] Anatomie: Teil des Wirbeltiergehirns, der zum Metencephalon (Hinterhirn) gehört

[5] transmit: the connection via a disconnection

[5] übertragen: die Verbindung über eine Trennung

[6] Sport, gymnastics, gymnastics: gymnastics exercise

[6] Sport, Turnen, Gymnastik: Turnübung

[7] Shipping: in short: command bridge

[7] Schifffahrt: kurz: Kommandobrücke

How to use Brücke in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Brücke with translations in English.

[1] In der Stadt gibt es eine Brücke über den Fluss.

[1] In the city there is a bridge over the river.

[1] „Immer jedoch musste man eine Brücke über einen Kanal überqueren, um ins Krankenhaus zu gelangen.“[3]

[1] "However, you always had to cross a bridge over a canal to get to the hospital." [3]

[1] „Die beiden Stadthälften waren durch je drei Brücken mit den Inseln verbunden, die untereinander durch eine weitere Brücke verbunden waren.“[4]

[1] "The two halves of the city were connected to the islands by three bridges each, which were connected to each other by another bridge." [4]

[1] „Um diese Gefahr zu meiden, stahlen wir uns um das Wachhaus herum und stießen hinter der Brücke auf den Fluss.“[5]

[1] "In order to avoid this danger, we stole around the guardhouse and came across the river behind the bridge." [5]

[1] „Es ging dann über eine kleine Brücke, die sofort mein Interesse weckte, denn dort floss ein Bach.“[6]

[1] "It then went over a small bridge, which immediately piqued my interest, because there was a stream there." [6]

[1] „Die Straßenkolonne von der Bezirksfarm arbeitete an der Brücke.“[7]

[1] "The road column from the district farm worked on the bridge." [7]

[2] Ihnen fehlt ein Zahn. Sie brauchen eine Brücke, um die Lücke zu schließen.

[2] You are missing a tooth. You need a bridge to fill the gap.

[3] Im Schlafzimmer standen zwei Betten nebeneinander, links und rechts davon je eine Brücke in rostigen Rottönen.

[3] In the bedroom there were two beds side by side, to the left and right of them a bridge in rusty red tones

[3] „Doch wir haben noch einen schmalen Teppich, eine Brücke vielmehr: Ist die Frau Bürgermeister interessiert?“[8]

[3] "But we still have a narrow carpet, rather a bridge: Is the mayor interested?" [8]

[4] Pons oder auch die Brücke liegt im menschlichen Gehirn in der Verlängerung des Rückenmarks vor dem Kleinhirn.

[4] Pons or the bridge lies in the human brain in the extension of the spinal cord in front of the cerebellum.

[5] „Mit Flair 30, einem superleichten Gleiter (36 Kilogramm), schlug der Erfinder schließlich eine Brücke zwischen Segelflug und Drachenflug.“[9]

[5] "With Flair 30, a super-light glider (36 kilograms), the inventor finally built a bridge between gliding and hang-gliding." [9]

[5] Vielleicht können wir doch noch zwischen den verfeindeten Parteien eine Brücke schlagen, indem wir einen Kongress einberufen.

[5] Perhaps we can still build a bridge between the warring parties by convening a congress.

[6] Die Brücke ist eine Grundübung beim Bodenturnen.

[6] The bridge is a basic exercise in floor exercise.

[7] Der Kapitän hatte die Brücke verlassen.

[7] The captain had left the bridge.

Brücke

Is it der, die oder das Brücke?

DER

DIE

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

The word Brücke is masculine or feminine, therefore the correct article is der or die.

The oral, colloquial use of the article for surnames is not uniform . North German tends not to use an article, Central German is used inconsistently, the article tends to be used in southern German, Austrian and Swiss idioms.

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German declension of Brücke?

How does the declension of Brücke 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 m	Singular f	Plural 1	Plural 2
Nominative	der Brücke (Brücke)	die Brücke (Brücke)	die Brückes	die Brücke
Genitive	des Brücke des Brückes Brückes	der Brücke (Brücke)	der Brückes	der Brücke
Dative	dem Brücke (Brücke)	der Brücke (Brücke)	den Brückes	den Brücke
Akkusative	den Brücke (Brücke)	die Brücke (Brücke)	die Brückes	die Brücke
siehe auch: Grammatik der deutschen Namen