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The article for

Einmaleins

das Einmaleins

Einmaleins is a neuter German noun. Its article is das.

Plural
no plural

Learn the noun together with its article. See the article rules.

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Why is it das Einmaleins?

No ending, compound or meaning rule gives away the article of Einmaleins, so learn the two together: das Einmaleins.

Sense 1
das

Meaning

[1] The basic mathematical knowledge of multiplication, which is learned in primary school

[1] das mathematische Grundwissen der Multiplikation, das in der Grundschule gelernt wird

[2] Transferred: The multiplication table of the ...

[2] übertragen: das Einmaleins der/des …; die grundsätzlichen Themen eines bestimmten Fachgebietes

Examples

[1] In elementary school we had to memorize the multiplication table

[1] In der Grundschule mussten wir das Einmaleins auswendig lernen.

[1] "You really have to memorize some things to have intellectual tools, for example the little Fishoins" "

[1] „Einige Sachen muss man wirklich auswendig lernen, um geistige Werkzeuge zu haben, zum Beispiel das kleine Einmaleins.“
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[2] Kissing is part of the love tables of the Love

[2] Das Küssen gehört zum Einmaleins der Liebe.

Declension

1 Singular Plural
Nominativ das Einmaleins —
Genitiv des Einmaleins —
Dativ dem Einmaleins —
Akkusativ das Einmaleins —

Pronunciation

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