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Is it der, die oder das Klatsche?

DIE

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

The word Klatsche 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 Klatsche?

How does the declension of Klatsche 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 Klatsche die Klatschen
Genitive der Klatsche der Klatschen
Dative der Klatsche den Klatschen
Akkusative die Klatsche die Klatschen

What is the meaning of Klatsche in German?

Klatsche has various definitions in German:

[1] colloquially: a piece of paper that is folded in such a way that a banging noise is created when you move it jerkily

[1] umgangssprachlich: ein Stück Papier, das so gefaltet ist, dass ein knallendes Geräusch entsteht, wenn man es ruckartig bewegt

[2] Short for: fly swatter

[2] kurz für: Fliegenklatsche

[3] colloquially: someone who likes to gossip

[3] umgangssprachlich: jemand, der gerne tratscht

How to use Klatsche in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Klatsche with translations in English.

[1] Er bastelte sich eine Klatsche.

[1] He made a clapping

[2] Er erschlug die Fliege mit der Klatsche.

[2] He killed the fly with the clapping

[2] „Schon in der Morgendämmerung pflegte Alf Bertini hinter sich zu greifen und eine primitive Klatsche hervorzuziehen - einen rohen, runden Lederlappen an einem langen Holzstiel.“

[2] "Alf Bertini used to grab and pull out a primitive clap - a raw, round leather rag on a long wooden handle".

[2] „Bei Wilhelm Busch werden Fliegen mit der Klatsche auf dem Babykopf totgeklatscht.“

[2] "At Wilhelm Busch, flies with the clap on the baby head will be dead"

[3] Sie ist eine alte Klatsche.

[3] She is an old clapping

How do you pronounce Klatsche?

Klatsche
Klatsche

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