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Is it der, die oder das Fetzen?

DER

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

The word Fetzen 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 Fetzen?

How does the declension of Fetzen 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 Fetzen die Fetzen
Genitive des Fetzens der Fetzen
Dative dem Fetzen den Fetzen
Akkusative den Fetzen die Fetzen

What is the meaning of Fetzen in German?

Fetzen has various definitions in German:

[1] irregular, small piece of something (for example from a sheet of paper)

[1] unregelmäßiges, kleines Stück von etwas (zum Beispiel von einem Blatt Papier)

[2] Unconnected, small section of something (for example parts of a conversation)

[2] unzusammenhängener, kleiner Ausschnitt von etwas (zum Beispiel Teile einer Unterhaltung)

[3] colloquially: inferior, shabby garment

[3] umgangssprachlich: minderwertiges, schäbiges Kleidungsstück

How to use Fetzen in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Fetzen with translations in English.

[1] „Auf manchen Fetzen sind noch Mathematikaufgaben, englische Vokabeln oder Mitschriften aus dem Islamunterricht zu erkennen.“

[1] "Mathematics, English vocabulary or covers from Islam lessons can still be recognized on some scraps"

[1] „Wie viele Vergleiche ich bemühen müßte, um die Fetzen zu bezeichnen im Reichtum der Formen.“

[1] "How many comparisons I would have to try to call the scraps in the wealth of the form"

[1] „Das Mieterschutzgesetz ist ein Fetzen Papier.“

[1] "The tenant protection law is a crash on paper"

[1] „Von ihren eigenen Briefen ist nicht ein Fetzen übriggeblieben, bloß ein paar von seiner Hand.“

[1] "There is no shred of her own letters, just a few of his hand" "

[2] „Der Lärm macht ihn nervös und ruft blitzartige Fetzen der Erinnerung hervor – an Bomben, die am Straßenrand explodieren und seine Kameraden in Stücke zerreißen.“

[2] "The noise makes it nervous and creates flash -like shreds of memory - on bombs that explode on the side of the road and tear down his comrades into pieces"

[3] In diesem Fetzen nehme ich dich nicht mit in die Oper!

[3] In this scrap I do not take you into the opera

[3] „Wir hier unten in Bayern müssen halt aus wirtschaftlichen Gründen immer noch diese kackefarbenen Fetzen auftragen. Nicht etwa so, wie die anderen Kollegen bundesweit, die in elegantem Blau auf Verbrecherjagd gehen.“

[3] "We still have to apply these paint -colored scraps down here in Bavaria for economic reasons as the other colleagues nationwide who go on a criminal hunt in elegant blue."

[3] „Tief gebeugt, mit gesenktem Kopf schlurft er herbei; vor der Brust hält er mit seinen Händen den um die Schultern geschlungenen Fetzen von Decke zusammen.“

[3] "Low bent, he shuffles with whipped heads, he holds up in front of his chest, he holds the shreds of ceiling wrapped around his shoulders" "

[4] Er hat Kaffee verschüttet und braucht schnell einen Fetzen, um die Sauerei wegzuwischen.

[4] He spilled coffee and quickly needs a shred to wipe away the mess

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[7] Peter bekam auf die Lateinprüfung einen Fetzen.

[7] Peter received a grumpet on the Latin test

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