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Is it der, die oder das Netzhaut?

DIE

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

The word Netzhaut 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 Netzhaut?

How does the declension of Netzhaut 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 Netzhaut die Netzhäute
Genitive der Netzhaut der Netzhäute
Dative der Netzhaut den Netzhäuten
Akkusative die Netzhaut die Netzhäute

What is the meaning of Netzhaut in German?

Netzhaut is defined as:

[1] Medicine: layer of nerve cells inside the eye, the light impulses converted into nerve impulses and guides them to the brain, which enables you to see

[1] Medizin: Schicht aus Nervenzellen im Inneren des Auges, die Lichtimpulse in Nervenimpulse umwandelt und diese an das Gehirn leitet, womit Sehen ermöglicht wird

How to use Netzhaut in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Netzhaut with translations in English.

[1] Die Netzhaut enthält Photorezeptoren, Stäbchen für das Hell-dunkel- und Zapfen für das Farbsehen.

[1] The retina contains photoreceptors, chopsticks for the light dark and cone for the color television

[1] „Die Forscher erhoffen sich für die Zukunft, Blinden mit krankhaft geschädigter Netzhaut durch Silizium-Sehprothesen wieder zum Sehen zu verhelfen.“

[1] "The researchers hope for the future to make blind people to see again with pathologically damaged retina through silicon vision prostheses"

[1] „Das Muster und die Farben scheinen sich auf die Netzhaut zu brennen.“

[1] "The pattern and the colors seem to be on the retina"

How do you pronounce Netzhaut?

Netzhaut

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