Is it der, die oder das Maskenpflicht?

DIE

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

The word Maskenpflicht 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 Maskenpflicht?

How does the declension of Maskenpflicht 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 Maskenpflicht	—
Genitive	der Maskenpflicht	—
Dative	der Maskenpflicht	—
Akkusative	die Maskenpflicht	—

What is the meaning of Maskenpflicht in German?

Maskenpflicht is defined as:

[1] Regulation to cover parts of the face in order to protect others from infection or to be recognized

[1] Vorschrift, Teile des Gesichts zu verhüllen, um andere vor Ansteckung oder sich vor Erkanntwerden zu schützen

How to use Maskenpflicht in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Maskenpflicht with translations in English.

[1] „Wie die meisten Redoutenreglements bestand auch die Ballordnung des Kölner Kurfürsten Maximilian Friedrich von 1776 auf der Maskenpflicht für alle Redoutenteilnehmer, deren Mißachtung streng geahndet wurde und von der nur die Personen seines Gefolges ausgenommen waren: […]“

[1] "Like most of the redouben regulations, the ball order of the Cologne Elector Maximilian Friedrich from 1776 on the mask obligation for all red and out participants whose disregard was strictly punished and of which only the people of his retinue were excluded: [...]"

[1] „Wenn Sie nur gegen die Maskenpflicht verstoßen hätten, könnte ich darüber hinwegsehen.“

[1] "If you had only violated mask obligation, I could see it over it"

[1] „Die Staatsinquisitoren überwachten die Einhaltung der Maskenpflicht gemäß dem Gesetz zur Moderation der Vergnügungen von 1508.“

[1] "The state inquisitors monitor compliance with the mask obligation in accordance with the law to moderate the amusements of 1508E"

[1] „Innensenator Andreas Geisel (SPD) äußerte sich skeptisch zu einer Maskenpflicht in der Öffentlichkeit.“

[1] "Interior Senator Andreas Geisel (SPD) skeptically expressed a mask duty in public" "

How do you pronounce Maskenpflicht?

Maskenpflicht

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