Is it der, die oder das Hektoliter?
DAS
DER
The correct article in German of Hektoliter is das or der. So it is das or der Hektoliter! (nominative case)
The word Hektoliter is neuter or masculine, therefore the correct article is das or 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.
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 Hektoliter?
How does the declension of Hektoliter 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 1 | Singular 2 | Plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | das Hektoliter | der Hektoliter | die Hektoliter |
| Genitive | des Hektoliters | des Hektoliters | der Hektoliter |
| Dative | dem Hektoliter | dem Hektoliter | den Hektolitern |
| Akkusative | das Hektoliter | den Hektoliter | die Hektoliter |
What is the meaning of Hektoliter in German?
Hektoliter is defined as:
[1] The hundred times of the metric hollow size of a cubic detection (1 DM³ = 1 l), used as a volume unit mostly for liquids or gases, 100 liters
[1] das Hundertfache des metrischen Hohlmaßes von einem Kubikdezimeter (1 dm³ = 1 l), als Volumeneinheit meist bei Flüssigkeiten oder Gasen verwendet, 100 LiterHow to use Hektoliter in a sentence?
Example sentences in German using Hektoliter with translations in English.
[1] Wir besorgen einen Hektoliter Bier.
[1] We get a hectolite beer[1] „In günstigen Jahren liegt der Ertrag um 40 Hektoliter, also etwa die Hälfte dessen, was beispielsweise in der Pfalz üblich ist.“
[1] "In favorable years, the yield is 40 hectoliters, i.e. about half of what is common in the Palatinate, for example" "How do you pronounce Hektoliter?
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