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Is it der, die oder das Klappe?

DIE

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

The word Klappe 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 Klappe?

How does the declension of Klappe 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 Klappe die Klappen
Genitive der Klappe der Klappen
Dative der Klappe den Klappen
Akkusative die Klappe die Klappen

What is the meaning of Klappe in German?

Klappe has various definitions in German:

[1] Device that is attached to one side can be moved and an opening is closed

[1] Vorrichtung, die an einer Seite befestigt ist, bewegt werden kann und eine Öffnung verschließt

[2] colloquially: mouth

[2] umgangssprachlich: Mund

How to use Klappe in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Klappe with translations in English.

[1] Am Auto befindet sich meist hinten eine kleine Klappe, hinter der sich der Tankverschluss befindet.

[1] There is usually a small flap at the back of the car, behind which the tank closure is located

[1] „Vor meiner Zelle defilieren in großer Prozession die Polizeifunktionäre, jeden Augenblick wird die Klappe am Spion geöffnet, ein Auge glotzt.“

[1] "Before my cell, defilate the police functional in a large procession, every moment the flap is opened on the spy, an eye glotch" "

[1] „Ich kletterte vom Kutschbock, hob die Klappe des Wagens (es war ziemlich aufregend für mich, da ich es doch zum ersten Mal selbst tat) und suchte das Buch heraus.“

[1] "I climbed off the carriage, raised the flap of the car (it was pretty exciting for me because I did it myself for the first time) and searched for the book"

[1] „[In einem Versuch kam es für die Wellensittiche darauf an] mehrere Klappen in der richtigen Reihenfolge zu öffnen, um an das Futter zu kommen.“

[1] "[In an experiment, the budgies were on it] to open several flaps in the correct order to come to the food"

[2] Halt die Klappe! Dich habe ich gar nicht gefragt.

[2] I didn't ask you the flap.

[2] „Hinter der großen Klappe steckt oft ein ganz kleiner Wicht, sagt Therapeutin Bärbel Wardetzki.“

[2] "There is often a very small weight behind the large flap, says therapist Bärbel Wardetzkiä"

[2] „Er schlug nicht nur mit Fäusten - Muhammad Ali bearbeitete Gegner auch mit seiner großen Klappe. Er betrieb perfektes Bashing, lange bevor es das Wort gab.“

[2] "He not only beat Muhammad Ali edited opponents with his big flap, perfect bashing long before the word was."

[2] „Wegen seines Geschreis hatte er das allerdings auch verdient, denn es ist die Pflicht eines jeden Mannes, unter solchen Umständen die Klappe zu halten und zu sterben.“

[2] "However, he also deserved this because of his shot, because it is the duty of every man to keep the flap under such circumstances and to die"

How do you pronounce Klappe?

Klappe
Klappe (Österreich)

Pictures or photos of Klappe

[1] eine Hunde- oder Katzenklappe
[1] eine Hunde- oder Katzenklappe
[1] eine Synchronklappe
[1] eine Synchronklappe

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