Is it der, die oder das Händedruck?

DER

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

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

A plural for the word hand pressure is unusual

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 Händedruck?

How does the declension of Händedruck 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 Händedruck	die Händedrücke
Genitive	des Händedruckes des Händedrucks	der Händedrücke
Dative	dem Händedruck dem Händedrucke	den Händedrücken
Akkusative	den Händedruck	die Händedrücke

What is the meaning of Händedruck in German?

Händedruck has various definitions in German:

[1] The pressure that is exerted when you give each other's hand

[1] der Druck, der ausgeübt wird, wenn man einander die Hand gibt

[2] The act of mutual composition and pressing of the hands to greet you

[2] der Akt des gegenseitigen Umfassens und Drückens der Hände zur Begrüßung

How to use Händedruck in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Händedruck with translations in English.

[1] Er hatte einen äußerst festen Händedruck.

[1] He had an extremely firm hands

[1] Mit seinem Händedruck konnte er geradezu jemanden in die Knie zwingen.

[1] With his handshake, he was able to go to his knee on his knees

[2] Ein Händedruck zwischen einem Mann und einer Frau ist in islamischen Ländern unüblich.

[2] A handshake between a man and a woman is unusual in Islamic countries

[2] „Ein paar Händedrücke, ein kurzes Nicken, dann laufen die Männer über den Hof und durch den Hausflur auf die Straße.“

[2] "A few handshake, a short nod, then the men run across the courtyard and through the hallway to the street"

[2] „Es gibt viele Möglichkeiten, einem Händedruck auszuweichen.“

[2] "There are many ways to avoid a handshake" "

[2] „Die Eintretenden gingen einer nach dem anderen auf den Feldmarschall zu, einige begrüsste er mit einem Händedruck, andere mit einem Nicken.“

[2] "The occurrence of one after the other went to the field marshal, he greeted some with a handshake, others with a nicken" "

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Händedruck

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