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Is it der, die oder das Keil?

DER

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

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

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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 Keil?

How does the declension of Keil 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 Keil die Keile
Genitive des Keiles des Keils der Keile
Dative dem Keil dem Keile den Keilen
Akkusative den Keil die Keile

What is the meaning of Keil in German?

Keil has various definitions in German:

[1] Tears of solid material in the form of a prism with a triangular base area

[1] spitz zulaufender Gegenstand aus festem Material in Form eines Prismas mit dreieckiger Grundfläche

[2] Tools in pointed form to split materials

[2] Werkzeug in spitz zulaufender Form zum Spalten von Materialien

[3] Triangular piece of fabric sewn in a piece of clothing

[3] in einem Kleidungsstück eingenähtes dreieckiges Stück Stoff

[4] Scriptures, antiquity: element or component of the cuneiform writing in the form of a wedge

[4] Schriftsysteme, Altertum: Element oder Bestandteil der Keilschrift in Form eines Keiles

How to use Keil in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Keil with translations in English.

[1] Um zu verhindern, dass sie zufällt, klemmte er einen Keil unter die Tür.

[1] To prevent it from falling, he clamped a wedge under the door

[2] Ich spalte das Holz mithilfe eines Keils.

[2] I split the wood using a wedge

[3] Die Hose ist zu eng, aber da können wir einen Keil einsetzen.

[3] The pants are too tight, but we can use a wedge

[4] „Die Bezeichnung beruht auf den Grundelementen der Keilschrift: waagrechten, senkrechten und schrägen Keilen.“

[4] "The name is based on the basic elements of the cuneiform writer: horizontal, vertical and weird wedge"

[4] „Da in diesem Zusatze dem Gotteszeichen noch ein senkrechter Keil vorgesetzt ist, so muss es als ein A gedeutet werden, […].“

[4] "Since a vertical wedge in this addition is still presented to the sign of God, it must be interpreted as an A, […] ."

[4] „Mit diesem Namen bezeichnet man die […] Schriftart, die einen sogen. Keil (senkrechter, wagerechter oder schräger Keil […]) und einen durch Zusammenrückung zweier schräger Keile oder aus einer kreisrunden Vertiefung entstandenen, nach rechts offenen sogen. Winkelhaken […] zu ihren Grundbestandteilen hat und durch mannigfachste Kombinierung zweier oder mehrerer größerer oder kleinerer Keile und Winkelhaken eine Fülle verschiedener Schriftzeichen bildet.“

[4] “This is the name of the […] font that a so -hooked (vertical, horizontal or weird wedge […]) and a so -open so -called, open so -called, opened, opened, open so -called. Angle hooks […] has their basic components and, thanks to the most varied combination of two or more larger or smaller wedges and angular hooks, forms a wealth of different characters. ”

[4] „[…] durch leichten Druck und geschickte Drehung der Tafel sollen senkrechte, waagrechte, schräge Keile im Ton entstehen […].“

[4] "[…] by slight pressure and skillful rotation of the board are supposed to create vertical, horizontal, weird wedges in the sound […] ."

[4] „Eine genaue Analyse ergab, dass es sich im wesentlichen um zwei strukturell verschiedene Elemente handelt: den senkrecht, waagerecht oder schräg gesetzten Keil 𒁹, 𒁹𒁹𒁹, 𒀸 und den Winkelhaken [...].“ (kursiv im Original)

[4] "A precise analysis showed that it is essentially two structurally different elements: the vertical, horizontal or slanted wedge 𒁹, 𒁹𒁹𒁹, 𒀸 and the angle hooks [. ..]." (Preps in the original)

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Pictures or photos of Keil

[1] Grundform eines Keils
[1] Grundform eines Keils
[1] Keil unter einem Reifen
[1] Keil unter einem Reifen

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