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Is it der, die oder das Fernrohr?

DAS

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

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

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 Fernrohr?

How does the declension of Fernrohr 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 Fernrohr die Fernrohre
Genitive des Fernrohres des Fernrohrs der Fernrohre
Dative dem Fernrohr dem Fernrohre den Fernrohren
Akkusative das Fernrohr die Fernrohre

What is the meaning of Fernrohr in German?

Fernrohr is defined as:

[1] Optical device with only one eyepiece to improve the distant view

[1] optisches Gerät mit nur einem Okular zur Verbesserung der Fernsicht

How to use Fernrohr in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Fernrohr with translations in English.

[1] Alle richteten ihre Fernrohre auf den sich verfinsternden Mond.

[1] Everyone directed their telescopes on the dark moon

[1] „Vorsichtig legte Tóvó das Fernrohr auf den Tisch und schob es dem Doktor zu, mit dem Zeigefinger auf der dunkelroten Seide.“

[1] "Tóvó carefully put the telescope on the table and pushed it up to the doctor with his index finger on the dark red silk" "

[1] „Die beiden Generäle und ihre Adjutanten griffen nach dem Fernrohr und rissen es einander geradezu aus den Händen.“

[1] "The two generals and their adjutants grabbed the telescope and tore it out of their hands" "

How do you pronounce Fernrohr?

Fernrohr

Pictures or photos of Fernrohr

[1] astronomisches Fernrohr
[1] astronomisches Fernrohr

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