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Is it der, die oder das Fadenkreuz?

DAS

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

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

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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 Fadenkreuz?

How does the declension of Fadenkreuz 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 das Fadenkreuz die Fadenkreuze
Genitive des Fadenkreuzes der Fadenkreuze
Dative dem Fadenkreuz dem Fadenkreuze den Fadenkreuzen
Akkusative das Fadenkreuz die Fadenkreuze

What is the meaning of Fadenkreuz in German?

Fadenkreuz has various definitions in German:

[1] The marking of the line of the fire or the finish line in a rifle scale

[1] Markierung der Schusslinie bzw. Ziellinie in einem Zielfernrohr; Absehen

[2] Form of the line plate in eyepiece

[2] Form der Strichplatte in Okularen

[3] Heraldik: Cross made from thin strokes

[3] Heraldik: Aus dünnen Strichen gebildetes Kreuz

How to use Fadenkreuz in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Fadenkreuz with translations in English.

[1] Indem nun Cavanilles das Fadenkreuz eines stark vergrößernden Fernrohres auf die Spitze eines solchen Schößlings einstellte, konnte er dieselbe beständig wie den Secundenzeiger einer Taschenuhr vorrücken sehen.

[1] By now adjusting the crosshairs of a greatly enlarged telescope to the top of such a cupling, he was able to see the same as the second pointer of a pocket watch

[1] „Ich bewegte das Fadenkreuz auf die Brust des rechten Kojoten und entsicherte.“

[1] "I moved the crosshairs to the chest of the right coyot and enclosure"

[1] „Vor etwa fünf Jahren ist Andrej Holm in das Fadenkreuz der Ermittler geraten. Ein Sondereinsatzkommando stürmte seine Wohnung, denn die Bundesanwaltschaft hält ihn zum damaligen Zeitpunkt für einen geistigen Brandstifter.“

[1] "About five years ago, Andrej Holm was in the crosshair of the investigators. A special task force stormed his apartment because the federal prosecutor considers him to be a spiritual arsonist at the time."

[2] Der Schattenzeiger [der Büchsensonnenuhr] wird senkrecht in die Büchse montiert. Alternativ kann über die Büchse ein Fadenkreuz gespannt werden, das dann über einen Spiegel im Deckel abgelesen wird.

[2] The shadow pointer [the sonnen of the box] becomes vertically in the rifle mount. Alternatively, a crosshair can be stretched via the box, which is then read via a mirror in the lid.

[3] Verschiedene Kreuzformen sind bekannt: Liegen zwei Fäden parallel waagerecht und senkrecht wird ein Zwillingsfadenkreuz blasoniert. Sind in beiden Richtungen je drei Fäden zum Kreuz geordnet, ist es ein Drillingsfadenkreuz. Ein mit vier, selten mehr, gekreuzten Fäden gebildetes Kreuz ist dann nicht mehr als Fadenkreuz zu beschreiben, sondern dann ist es ein Gitterkreuz.

[3] Different cross forms are known: If two threads lie horizontally in parallel and vertically, a twin crosshable is blazon. A cross, which is rarely more, crossed, is then no longer described as a crosshair, but then it is a lattice cross.

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Fadenkreuz

Pictures or photos of Fadenkreuz

[1] Normalabsehen No.1
[1] Normalabsehen No.1
[2] Fadenkreuzokular
[2] Fadenkreuzokular

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