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Is it der, die oder das Lappen?

DER

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

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

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 Lappen?

How does the declension of Lappen 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 Lappen die Lappen
Genitive des Lappens der Lappen
Dative dem Lappen den Lappen
Akkusative den Lappen die Lappen

What is the meaning of Lappen in German?

Lappen has various definitions in German:

[1] relatively small piece of leather or fabric

[1] relativ kleines Stück aus Leder oder Stoff

[2] colloquial: driver's license

[2] umgangssprachlich: Führerschein

[3] colloquially: banknote

[3] umgangssprachlich: Geldschein

[4] Medicine: Part of an organ, for example the skin

[4] Medizin: Teil eines Organs, zum Beispiel der Haut

[5] colloquial, coarse: insulting expression in the youth language

[5] umgangssprachlich, derb: beleidigender Ausdruck in der Jugendsprache

How to use Lappen in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Lappen with translations in English.

[1] Du kannst den Lack mit einem Lappen polieren.

[1] You can polish the paint with a rag pole

[1] So eine Chance kannst du dir doch nicht durch die Lappen gehen lassen!

[1] You can't let such a chance go through the rags

[1] Der Heiratsschwindler ist der Polizei durch die Lappen gegangen.

[1] The marriage piger has gone through the rags to the police

[1] „Dann stieß sie die Taschenlampe unter den Vordersitz ihres Pontiac und stopfte sie mit Lappen fest.“

[1] "Then she pushed the flashlight under the front seat of her Pontiac and stuffed it with rag festival"

[2] Er hat wegen Trunkenheit am Steuer seinen Lappen abgeben müssen.

[2] He had to hand in his rag due to drunkenness at the wheel

[3] Mit den paar Lappen soll ich mich für all die Arbeit zufrieden geben?

[3] With the few rags I should be satisfied for all the work

[4] Die Wunde wurde durch Verpflanzung eines Hautlappens vom Oberschenkel geschlossen.

[4] The wound was closed by the transplantation of a skin tap from the thigh

[5] Kober: "Mensch Gaff, wir sind nur von Lappen umgeben." Gaff: "Wie recht du doch hast, Kob."

[5] Kober: "Man Gaff, we are only surrounded by rags" Gaff: "How right you are, Kob."

How do you pronounce Lappen?

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Pictures or photos of Lappen

[1] Er wäscht sich sein Gesicht mit einem Lappen.
[1] Er wäscht sich sein Gesicht mit einem Lappen.

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