Is it der, die oder das Geländer?

DAS

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

The word Geländer 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 Geländer?

How does the declension of Geländer 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 Geländer	die Geländer
Genitive	des Geländers	der Geländer
Dative	dem Geländer	den Geländern
Akkusative	das Geländer	die Geländer

What is the meaning of Geländer in German?

Geländer is defined as:

[1] Construction for holding along paths or stairs as well as areas to offer security against a crash

[1] Konstruktion zum Festhalten entlang von Wegen oder Treppen sowie um Flächen, um Sicherheit gegen einen Absturz zu bieten

How to use Geländer in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Geländer with translations in English.

[1] Halte Dich gut am Geländer fest, wenn Du die steile Treppe hinunter gehst!

[1] Start well on the railing when you go down the steep stairs

[1] Es ist verboten, über das Geländer zu klettern!

[1] It is forbidden to over the railing to climbing

[1] „Jetzt muß sie im ersten Stockwerk innehalten, ihre Hand wird im Dunkel des Flurs nach den Bogen des gewellten Geländers tasten, ihr Fuß die schiefe, ausgetretene Treppe suchen, die zum zweiten Stockwerk führt.“

[1] "Now she has to pause on the first floor, her hand will feel the crooked, leaked stairs that leads to the second floor"

[1] „Der rote Jude trat wieder in das Haus, entdeckte den andern am Geländer zuerst nicht.“

[1] "The red Jew stepped back into the house, discovered the others on the railing at first"

[1] „Mißmutig tritt Eos an das Geländer ihres Balkons und bemerkt plötzlich tief unter sich einen Mann, der in der ersten Etage eines der kleineren Häuser in der Nachbarschaft ein Fenster aufgestoßen hat und hinaussieht.“

[1] "Eos steps on the railing of her balcony and suddenly notices a man deep below himself who opened a window in the first floor of one of the smaller houses in the neighborhood and looks out"

[1] „Er ging zurück ins Wohnzimmer, wankte zum Treppenhaus hinaus, hielt sich am Geländer fest und wühlte in seinen Taschen.“

[1] "He went back into the living room, tasted out to the stairwell, held on to the railing and rummaged in his pocket"

How do you pronounce Geländer?

Geländer

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Pictures or photos of Geländer

[1] ein gelbes Geländer an einer Brücke in Berlin

[1] ein hölzernes Geländer an einer Treppe

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