Is it der, die oder das Haken?

DER

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

The word Haken 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 Haken?

How does the declension of Haken 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 Haken	die Haken
Genitive	des Hakens	der Haken
Dative	dem Haken	den Haken
Akkusative	den Haken	die Haken

What is the meaning of Haken in German?

Haken has various definitions in German:

[1] curved or angular device for hanging or hooking objects, mostly made of metal, wood or plastic shaped

[1] geschwungen oder eckig gekrümmte Vorrichtung zum Aufhängen oder Einhaken von Objekten, meist aus Metall, Holz oder Kunststoff geformt.

[2] Wink -like characters

[2] winkeliges Schriftzeichen

[3] Translated: Not obvious difficulty

[3] übertragen: nicht offensichtliche Schwierigkeit

[4] Sudden change in direction in fleeing terse rarely transferred to humans

[4] Plötzliche Richtungsänderung bei fliehenden Tieren; seltener auf Menschen übertragen.

[5] Boxing technique when boxing

[5] Schlagtechnik beim Boxen

[6] Hunter language, mostly plural: corner teeth of some wild animals, especially female wild boar (browns), but also red deer

[6] Jägersprache, meist Plural: Eckzähne einiger Wildtiere, vor allem von weiblichen Wildschweinen (Bachen), aber auch Rotwild

How to use Haken in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Haken with translations in English.

[1] Er hängte seinen Mantel an den Haken.

[1] He hung his coat on the hook

[1] „Längs der einen Wand besteht eine Theke ungefähr zur Hälfte aus gläsernen Schaukästen, in denen Haken und Angelschnüre und verschiedene patentierte Geräte liegen, die beim Fischfang garantiert helfen.“

[1] "along one wall, a counter consists of about half of glass showcases, in which hooks and fishing lines and various patented devices lie that guarantees help when fishing" "

[1] „Sie beugte sich hinter die Tür und schlug den Haken mit der Hand hoch, und ich hörte den Haken gegen die Wand schlagen.“

[1] "She leaned behind the door and hit the hook with my hand and I heard the hook against the wall"

[2] Bei der Überprüfung von Inventarlisten macht man hinter jeden vorhandenen Gegenstand einen Haken.

[2] When checking inventory lists, you make a hook behind each existing object

[3] Das Angebot klang zu verlockend. Die Sache musste einen Haken haben.

[3] The offer sounded temporarily the matter had to have a catch.

[3] „Aber dass wir uns so sehr auf dieses Material verlassen, hat einen gewaltigen Haken.“

[3] "But" but we rely on this material so much has a huge hook "

[4] Der Hase entkam dem Fuchs, indem er einen Haken nach dem anderen schlug.

[4] The rabbit escaped the fox by hooking one hook after the other

[4] „Es hatte den Anschein, als würde Milka im nächsten Augenblick den Hasen packen, allein sie holte ihn zwar ein, sauste aber an ihm vorbei, da der Hase einen Haken geschlagen hatte.“

[4] "It seemed as if Milka was going to grab the rabbit the next moment, but she caught up with him, but whizzed past him because the rabbit had hit a hook"

[5] Der Boxer verpasst seinem Gegner einen linken Haken.

[5] The boxer gives his opponent a left hook

[6] Diese Bache hat sehr ausgeprägte Haken.

[6] This brook has very pronounced hooks