Is it der, die or das Makulatur?
DIE
Makulatur
The correct article in German of Makulatur is die. So it is die Makulatur! (nominative case)
The word Makulatur is feminine, therefore the correct article is die.
German declension of Makulatur?
How does the declension of Makulatur 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 Makulatur | die Makulaturen |
| Genitive | der Makulatur | der Makulaturen |
| Dative | der Makulatur | den Makulaturen |
| Akkusative | die Makulatur | die Makulaturen |
What is the meaning of Makulatur in German?
Makulatur has various definitions in German:
[1] Shable printing sheets or unusable printed products
[1] schadhafte Druckbogen oder unbrauchbar gewordene Druckerzeugnisse[2] waste paper, waste in the paper industry
[2] Altpapier, Abfall in der Papierindustrie[3] colloquially: nonsense
[3] umgangssprachlich: UnsinnHow to use Makulatur in a sentence?
Example sentences in German using Makulatur with translations in English.
[1] Wir wollen alle eine fehlerfreie Produktion grafischer Drucksachen, aber Makulatur gibt es immer.
[1] We all want to produce graphic printed matter, but there is always waste[2] Das Papier für die Auflage wird auf jeden Fall benötigt, daher kann man nur versuchen, die Makulatur zu verringern.
[2] The paper for the edition is definitely needed, so you can only try to reduce the waste[3] Ich habe mir soviel Arbeit gemacht, aber jetzt ist alles Makulatur (d. h. es war alles vergebens).
[3] I did so much work, but now everything is waste (Däh. It was all in vain).
