Is it der, die oder das Makel?

DER

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

The word Makel 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 Makel?

How does the declension of Makel 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 Makel	die Makel
Genitive	des Makels	der Makel
Dative	dem Makel	den Makeln
Akkusative	den Makel	die Makel

What is the meaning of Makel in German?

Makel is defined as:

[1] Errors, defense, impurity or imperfection that affect an object or a person

[1] Fehler, Mangel, Unreinheit oder Unvollkommenheit, die einen Gegenstand oder eine Person beeinträchtigen

How to use Makel in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Makel with translations in English.

[1] „Er war unverletzt, ohne Makel geblieben und Jedermann betheuerte, so edle große Perlen noch niemals gesehen zu haben.“

[1] "He was unharmed, remained without a flaw, and everyone was emphasized, so noble big pearls to have ever seen"

[1] „Pole sein im Deutschland der 90er Jahre, das war eher ein unglücklicher Makel als irgendetwas Gutes.“

[1] "Being pole in Germany of the 90s, that was more of an unfortunate flaw than anything good" "

[1] „Auch Kay Krause mußte bei Ausflügen das Fahrgeld gespendet werden, auch ihm haftete der Makel niedrigen Standes an.“

[1] "Kay Krause also had to be donated to the fare on excursions, and the flaw was also stuck to the low class" on him "

[1] „Waghalsigkeit […] ist in unserer sicherheitsorientierten Zeit als Vabanque-Spiel verpönt; sie trägt den Makel tollkühnen, d.h. verrückt-verantwortungslosen Handelns und findet sich nicht selten in den Mutproben Jugendlicher.“

[1] “Daring […] is in our security-oriented time as a Vabanque game Radio-played. Crazy-responsible action and often finds yourself in the courage of young people. ”

How do you pronounce Makel?

Makel

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