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Is it der, die oder das Medizinball?

DER

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

The word Medizinball is masculine, therefore the correct article is der.

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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 Medizinball?

How does the declension of Medizinball 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 Medizinball die Medizinbälle
Genitive des Medizinballs des Medizinballes der Medizinbälle
Dative dem Medizinball dem Medizinballe den Medizinbällen
Akkusative den Medizinball die Medizinbälle

What is the meaning of Medizinball in German?

Medizinball is defined as:

[1] Heavy ball with coarse case made of leather or rubber that is used for strength training

[1] schwerer Ball mit derber Hülle aus Leder oder Gummi, der zum Krafttraining benutzt wird

How to use Medizinball in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Medizinball with translations in English.

[1] Ein Medizinball springt nicht wieder hoch, wenn man ihn auf den Boden wirft, da er nicht mit Luft gefüllt ist.

[1] A medicine ball does not jump up again if you throw it on the floor because it is not filled with air

[1] „Die Bezeichnung Medizinball kommt aus den USA, wo diese Art Bälle zuerst als Medizin für den Körper Verwendung fanden, da beim Werfen und Fangen nahezu die gesamte Muskulatur gekräftigt wird.“

[1] "The term medicine ball comes from the USA, where this type of balls were first used as medicine for the body, since almost the entire muscles are strengthened when throwing and catching"

[1] „Er betrieb Krafttraining, warf schwere Medizinbälle und erfand allerlei Übungen, um seine Finger beweglicher zu machen.“

[1] "He ran strength training, threw heavy medicine balls and invented all sorts of exercises to do his fingers more agile"

How do you pronounce Medizinball?

Medizinball

Pictures or photos of Medizinball

[1] Sportlerinnen während einer Übung mit einem Medizinball
[1] Sportlerinnen während einer Übung mit einem Medizinball

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