Is it der, die or das Mauer?

DIE

Mauer

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

The word Mauer is feminine, therefore the correct article is die.

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German declension of Mauer?

How does the declension of Mauer 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 Mauer	die Mauern
Genitive	der Mauer	der Mauern
Dative	der Mauer	den Mauern
Akkusative	die Mauer	die Mauern

What is the meaning of Mauer in German?

Mauer has various definitions in German:

[1] Wall of a stone building, concrete or clay

[1] Wand eines Gebäudes aus Stein, Beton oder auch Lehm

[2] Code in the form of a free -standing wall (sometimes with a gear in it)

[2] Bauwerk in Form einer freistehenden Wand (manchmal mit einem Gang darin)

[3] The wall: colloquial name for the border between East and West Germany

[3] die Mauer: umgangssprachliche Bezeichnung für die Grenze zwischen Ost- und Westdeutschland

[4] Sport, football: series of players who stand in front of the ball in a free kick

[4] Sport, Fußball: Reihe von Spielern, die sich bei einem Freistoß vor den Ball stellen

[5] equestrian sport, show jumping: obstacle that was modeled in its design of a wall

[5] Pferdesport, Springreiten: Hindernis, das in seiner Gestaltung einer Mauer nachempfunden wurde

How to use Mauer in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Mauer with translations in English.

[1] Wenn wir diese Mauer einreißen, bricht das Haus zusammen.

[1] When we tear down this wall, the house collapses

[2] Der Garten war von einer hohen Mauer umgeben.

[2] The garden was surrounded by a high wall

[3] Seit dem Fall der Mauer sind schon einige Jahrzehnte vergangen.

[3] Since the fall of the wall, a few decades have been in the past

[4] Schalkes Mauer stand wie eine Eins.

[4] Schalke's wall stood like a one

[5] Gerade als der Reiter auf die Mauer zuritt, blieb das Pferd widerspenstig stehen und warf den Reiter in den Sand.

[5] Just as the rider put on the wall, the horse stopped and threw the rider into the sand

Is it der, die or das Mauer?

DAS

Mauer

The correct article in German of Mauer is das. So it is das Mauer! (nominative case)

The word Mauer is neuter, therefore the correct article is das.

The article is needed if "Wall" in a certain quality, at a certain time or period as a subject or object in the sentence, is otherwise, i.e. usually, no article is used.

Context 2

German declension of Mauer?

How does the declension of Mauer 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	(das) Mauer	—
Genitive	(des Mauer) (des Mauers) Mauers	—
Dative	(dem) Mauer	—
Akkusative	(das) Mauer	—

What is the meaning of Mauer in German?

Mauer has various definitions in German:

[1] Community in the Rhein-Neckar-Kreis

[1] Gemeinde im Rhein-Neckar-Kreis

[2] former village, now the district of the Vienna municipal district of Liesing

[2] ehemaliges Dorf, nunmehr Ortsteil des Wiener Gemeindebezirks Liesing

How to use Mauer in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Mauer with translations in English.

[1] Die Gemeinde Mauer hat internationale Bekanntheit als Fundort des Homo heidelbergensis.

[1] The municipality of Mauer has international awareness as the location of the Homo Heidelbergensise

[2] Nicht nur in Grinzing, auch in Mauer gibt es einige hervorragende Heurigen.

[2] Not only in Grinzing, there are also some excellent Heurigenä

Pictures or photos of Mauer

[1] Mauer eines Gebäudes

[2] freistehende Mauer

[3] die Berliner Mauer

[4] eine vierköpfige Mauer

[5] Eine Springreiterin überwindet mit ihrem Pferd eine Mauer.