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Is it der, die oder das Büffel?

DER

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

The word Büffel 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 …).

German declension of Büffel?

How does the declension of Büffel 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 Büffel die Büffel
Genitive des Büffels der Büffel
Dative dem Büffel den Büffeln
Akkusative den Büffel die Büffel

What is the meaning of Büffel in German?

Büffel has various definitions in German:

[1] Relatives of one of several types of African or Asian cattle

[1] Angehöriger einer von mehreren Arten von afrikanischen oder asiatischen Rindern

[2] Uneducated and ruthless person

[2] ungebildeter und rücksichtsloser Mensch

How to use Büffel in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Büffel with translations in English.

[1] Der Wasserbüffel ist der bekannteste Vertreter unter den Büffeln.

[1] The water buffalo is the best known representative of the buffalo

[1] „Der Büffel lag auf den Knien, warf rasend den Kopf hin und her und brüllte in schweinsäugiger Wut lärmend auf, als sie auf ihn zugingen.“

[1] "The buffalo lay on the knees, threw his head back and forth and roared in a pig -eyed anger when she moved to him"

[1] „Sie pflügen mit acht, zehn oder zwölf Büffeln vor jedem Pflug, zwei und zwei in einem langen Zug.“

[1] "They plow with eight, ten or twelve buffalo in front of each plow, two and two in a long access" "

[1] „Aber Bison (großes Bild) und Büffel sind nicht dasselbe, auch wenn beide der Gattungsgruppe der Rinder angehören.“

[1] "But bison (big picture) and buffalo are not the same, even if both belong to the genre group of the cattle"

[1] „Diese war mit einem dampfenden Haunch vom wilden Büffel besetzt, dem deliziösesten Roastbeef, das auch der Gaumen eines Königs nicht verschmähen dürfte.“

[1] "This was occupied by a steaming Haunch from the wild buffalo, the most delazic roast beef, which should not spurn the palate of a king"

[2] Sieh dir diesen Büffel an; der hat gar keine Tischmanieren!

[2] See this buffalo area that has no table mannerie at all

How do you pronounce Büffel?

Büffel

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