Is it der, die oder das Flugzeug?

DAS

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

The word Flugzeug 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 Flugzeug?

How does the declension of Flugzeug 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 Flugzeug	die Flugzeuge
Genitive	des Flugzeuges des Flugzeugs	der Flugzeuge
Dative	dem Flugzeug dem Flugzeuge	den Flugzeugen
Akkusative	das Flugzeug	die Flugzeuge

What is the meaning of Flugzeug in German?

Flugzeug is defined as:

[1] Transport: aircraft that is heavier than air and uses aerodynamic lift

[1] Transport: Luftfahrzeug, das schwerer als Luft ist und den aerodynamischen Auftrieb nutzt

How to use Flugzeug in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Flugzeug with translations in English.

[1] Flugzeuge gehören zu den sichersten Verkehrsmitteln.

[1] Airplanes are one of the safest means of transport.

[1] „Als die Kameraleute das Flugzeug verlassen hatten, schaute ich zu der Landkarte auf dem Bildschirm, auf der nun Asien im Mittelpunkt stand.“[2]

[1] "When the cameramen had left the plane, I looked at the map on the screen, on which Asia was now the focus ." [2]

[1] „Endlich, am späten Nachmittag, kamen Flugzeuge, einige Spitfire und Mustangs, die aus Richtung Flensburg oder Schleswig hereindrehten, um im Tiefflug über uns hinwegzuflitzen und auf die Nordsee hinaus zu verschwinden.“[3]

[1] "Finally, in the late afternoon, airplanes came, some Spitfires and Mustangs that came in from the direction of Flensburg or Schleswig in order to whiz over us at low altitude and disappear out onto the North Sea." [3]

[1] „Plötzlich sinkt das Flugzeug im Gleitflug zu Boden, ehe ich mich noch anschnallen kann, saust der Apparat senkrecht herunter und bohrt sich mit der Spitze in den Acker.“[4]

[1] "Suddenly the plane sinks to the ground while gliding, before I can buckle up, the device whizzes down vertically and digs its point into the field." [4]

[1] „Im Flugzeug hatte er sich Mühe gegeben mit sich selbst.“[5]

[1] "On the plane he had taken care of himself ." [5]

[1] „Dann beschrieb das Flugzeug eine Kurve auf den offenen Ozean hinaus.“[6]

[1] "Then the plane made a curve out onto the open ocean." [6]