Is it der, die oder das Hintertür?
DIE
The correct article in German of Hintertür is die. So it is die Hintertür! (nominative case)
The word Hintertür is feminine, therefore the correct article is die.
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 Hintertür?
How does the declension of Hintertür 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 | die Hintertür | die Hintertüren |
| Genitive | der Hintertür | der Hintertüren |
| Dative | der Hintertür | den Hintertüren |
| Akkusative | die Hintertür | die Hintertüren |
What is the meaning of Hintertür in German?
Hintertür has various definitions in German:
[1] Architecture: Additional entrance to a building or space that is located on the back
[1] Architektur: zusätzlicher Eingang zu einem Gebäude oder Raum, der sich an der Rückseite befindet[2] colloquial: access for non-public guests or for service staff, suppliers
[2] umgangssprachlich: Zugang für nicht-öffentliche Gäste oder für Dienstpersonal, Lieferanten[3] colloquial: indirect procedure
[3] umgangssprachlich: indirekte Vorgehensweise[4] Computer technology: Access to a computer system that is often kept secret and does not have to be made by an official login
[4] Computertechnik: Zugang zu einem Rechnersystem, der oft geheimgehalten ist und nicht über ein offizielles Einloggen erfolgen mussHow to use Hintertür in a sentence?
Example sentences in German using Hintertür with translations in English.
[1] Die Hintertür führt zur Terrasse und zum Garten.
[1] The back door leads to the terrace and the garden[1] „Am Nachmittag stahl ich mich mit Narcisse durch eine Hintertür davon, und wir machten einen langen Spaziergang.“
[1] "In the afternoon I stole away with Narcisse through a back door, and we made a long walk"[1] „Er war durch die Hintertür geflüchtet.“
[1] "He was fled through the back door"[1] „Er versuchte, die Hintertür zu öffnen, aber sie war abgeschlossen.“
[1] "He tried to open the back door, but she was closed"[1] „Während dieses Gesprächs erschien in der Hintertür des Diwanzimmers der Kopf eines der Stubenmädchen.“
[1] "During this conversation, the head of one of the room girls appeared in the back door of the diwan room"[2] Er empfing seine Geliebte durch die Hintertür.
[2] He received his lover through the background[2] Bringen Sie die Pakete zur Hintertür, dort wartet schon der Koch.
[2] Bring the parcels to the back door, there is already waiting[3] Was willst du mir damit durch die Hintertür sagen?
[3] What do you want me through the back door of Sagen[3] Er versuchte erfolglos, durch die Hintertür zu einem Geschäft mit der Agentur zu kommen.
[3] He unsuccessfully tried to come through the back door to a business with the agency to come[4] Die Hintertür zum System ist ein Programmierfehler im TTS-Programm.
[4] The back door for the system is a programming error in the TTS programHow do you pronounce Hintertür?
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