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Is it der, die oder das Gürtel?

DER

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

The word Gürtel is masculine, therefore the correct article is der.

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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 Gürtel?

How does the declension of Gürtel 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 Gürtel die Gürtel
Genitive des Gürtels der Gürtel
Dative dem Gürtel den Gürteln
Akkusative den Gürtel die Gürtel

What is the meaning of Gürtel in German?

Gürtel has various definitions in German:

[1] Clothing: a band worn around the body that is used to hold clothing together

[1] Kleidung: ein um den Körper getragenes Band, das zum Zusammenhalt von Kleidung dient

[2] Astronomy, geography: belt-shaped, strip-like zone

[2] Astronomie, Geografie: gürtelförmige, streifenartige Zone

How to use Gürtel in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Gürtel with translations in English.

[1] „Vor ihm auf dem Tisch liegen ein überdimensionaler Gürtel aus reinem Gold, zweieinhalb Kilo schwer, und ein protziges Diadem, ebenfalls aus Gold.“[2]

[1] "In front of him on the table is an oversized belt made of pure gold, weighing two and a half kilos, and a swanky tiara, also made of gold." [2]

[1] „Jako aber, der sich bereits als Mann fühlte und ein echtes Jagdmesser am Gürtel trug, verzichtete zugunsten von Bruder und Schwester auf die Leckerei.“[3]

[1] "But Jako, who already felt like a man and had a real hunting knife on his belt, gave up the treat in favor of his brother and sister." [3]

[1] „Devereux nahm meinen Gürtel vom Tisch, den man mir bei meiner Durchsuchung abgenommen hatte, und wog ihn auf der Handfläche.“[4]

[1] "Devereux took my belt from the table, which was taken from me during my search, and weighed it on the palm of my hand." [4]

[1] „Ein zweiter Gürtel, vielmehr ein Balg, wurde mit Rum gefüllt, um mich einerseits über Wasser zu halten und andererseits aufzuwärmen, wenn ich das Ufer erreicht hatte.“[5]

[1] "A second belt, or rather a bellows, was filled with rum, on the one hand to keep me afloat and on the other hand to warm up when I had reached the bank." [5]

[2] „Der Kuipergürtel (englisch Kuiper belt) ist eine ringförmige, relativ flache Region, die sich in unserem Sonnensystem außerhalb der Neptunbahn in einer Entfernung von ungefähr 30 bis 50 Astronomischen Einheiten (AE) nahe der Ekliptik erstreckt und schätzungsweise mehr als 70.000 Objekte mit mehr als 100 km Durchmesser sowie viele kleinere Objekte enthält.“[6]

[2] “The Kuiper belt is an annular, relatively flat region that extends in our solar system outside the orbit of Neptune at a distance of about 30 to 50 astronomical units (AU) near the ecliptic and an estimated more than 70.

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Gürtel

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[1] lederner Gürtel

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