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Is it der, die oder das Lockruf?

DER

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

The word Lockruf 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 Lockruf?

How does the declension of Lockruf 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 Lockruf die Lockrufe
Genitive des Lockrufes des Lockrufs der Lockrufe
Dative dem Lockruf dem Lockrufe den Lockrufen
Akkusative den Lockruf die Lockrufe

What is the meaning of Lockruf in German?

Lockruf is defined as:

[1] Ruf that serves to attract something (mostly animals)

[1] Ruf, der dazu dient, etwas (meist Tiere) anzulocken

How to use Lockruf in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Lockruf with translations in English.

[1] Mit seinem Lockruf hat der Vogel ein Weibchen angelockt.

[1] With its call call, the bird has a female sock

[1] „Es waren drei Hasenpärchen, und als Dahlerup keine Lockrufe mehr einfielen, wusste er sich nicht anders zu helfen, als ein Ende des Käfigs anzuheben und die Hasen vorsichtig ins Gras plumpsen zu lassen.“

[1] "There were three rabbit couples, and when Dahlerup no longer receded calls, he knew not to help himself other than lifting an end to the cage and carefully letting the rabbits plop into the grass"

How do you pronounce Lockruf?

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