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The article for

Granit

der Granit

Granit is a masculine German noun. Its article is der.

Plural
die Granite

Learn the noun together with its article. See the article rules.

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Why is it der Granit?

No ending, compound or meaning rule gives away the article of Granit, so learn the two together: der Granit.

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Meaning

[1] rock made of feldspar, quartz and mica, which is particularly hard

[1] Gestein aus Feldspat, Quarz und Glimmer, das besonders hart ist

Examples

[1] There is also granite in the Harz

[1] Im Harz gibt es auch Granit.

[1] Granite is a particularly hard rock

[1] Granit ist ein besonders hartes Gestein.
More source examples (2)

These dictionary examples can include historical and less common uses.

[1] "There is as with a cuneiform wring in granite"

[1] „Da steht es wie mit Keilschrift in Granit gehauen.“

[1] "Two 3.50 meter high monolith made of granite rise in front of the entrance"

[1] „Zwei 3,50 Meter hohe Monolithe aus Granit erheben sich vor dem Eingang.“

Declension

1 Singular Plural
Nominativ der Granit die Granite
Genitiv des Granits der Granite
Dativ dem Granit den Graniten
Akkusativ den Granit die Granite

Pronunciation

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