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Is it der, die oder das Holzbank?

DIE

The correct article in German of Holzbank is die. So it is die Holzbank! (nominative case)

The word Holzbank 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.

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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 Holzbank?

How does the declension of Holzbank 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 Holzbank die Holzbänke
Genitive der Holzbank der Holzbänke
Dative der Holzbank den Holzbänken
Akkusative die Holzbank die Holzbänke

What is the meaning of Holzbank in German?

Holzbank is defined as:

[1] Bank made of wood

[1] Bank aus Holz

How to use Holzbank in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Holzbank with translations in English.

[1] „Wir marschierten über einen Trampelpfad bergauf und machten zwischendurch an kleinen Lichtungen auf alten, verwitterten Holzbänken Rast.“

[1] "We marched uphill over a trail and made small clearings on old, weathered wooden benches in between"

[1] „Du hast dich noch nicht an die Hitze und den Regen gewöhnt, sagte ich mir und ließ mich auf die Holzbank vor dem Eingang sinken.“

[1] "You haven't got used to the heat and the rain yet, I said to myself and let myself be succumbed to the wooden bench in front of the entrance"

[1] „Ida setzte sich auf die Holzbank und schnürte ihre Stiefel auf.“

[1] "Ida sat on the wooden bench and laced up her boots"

[1] „Neben der Tür hatten Fried und zwei ältere Männer auf einer Holzbank Platz genommen.“

[1] "In addition to the door, Fried and two older men had taken a seat on a wooden bench"

How do you pronounce Holzbank?

Holzbank

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