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Is it der, die oder das Messerstich?

DER

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

The word Messerstich 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 Messerstich?

How does the declension of Messerstich 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 Messerstich die Messerstiche
Genitive des Messerstiches des Messerstichs der Messerstiche
Dative dem Messerstich dem Messerstiche den Messerstichen
Akkusative den Messerstich die Messerstiche

What is the meaning of Messerstich in German?

Messerstich is defined as:

[1] that happened, the attack or the injury by or with a knife

[1] das Zustoßen, der Angriff oder die Verletzung durch bzw. mit einem Messer

How to use Messerstich in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Messerstich with translations in English.

[1] Mit Glück überlebte er den Messerstich.

[1] With luck he survived the knife stitch

[1] „Jede Unebenheit der Straße, jeder Stoß des Wagens setzt sich wie ein Messerstich fort.“

[1] "Every unevenness of the street, every push of the car continues like a knife stab"

[1] „Ich vergaß zu erwähnen, daß ich, als ich sie von ihren Kleidern befreite, neben ihrer linken Brust die lange Narbe eines Messerstichs bemerkte, der ziemlich tief ins Fleisch gedrungen sein mußte.“

[1] "I forgot to mention that when I liberated her from her clothes, next to her left breast I noticed the long scar of a knife stab that must have been pressed deep into the flesh"

How do you pronounce Messerstich?

Messerstich

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