Is it der, die oder das Nullpunkt?
DER
The correct article in German of Nullpunkt is der. So it is der Nullpunkt! (nominative case)
The word Nullpunkt 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.
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 Nullpunkt?
How does the declension of Nullpunkt 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 Nullpunkt | die Nullpunkte |
| Genitive | des Nullpunktes des Nullpunkts | der Nullpunkte |
| Dative | dem Nullpunkt dem Nullpunkte | den Nullpunkten |
| Akkusative | den Nullpunkt | die Nullpunkte |
What is the meaning of Nullpunkt in German?
Nullpunkt has various definitions in German:
[1] The place on a scale that represents the value zero
[1] die Stelle auf einer Skale, die den Wert Null darstellt[2] Low point of a development
[2] Tiefpunkt einer Entwicklung[3] starting point from which it is measured
[3] Anfangspunkt, von dem aus gemessen wird[4] Origin of a coordinate system
[4] Ursprung eines KoordinatensystemsHow to use Nullpunkt in a sentence?
Example sentences in German using Nullpunkt with translations in English.
[1] „Der Schmelzpunkt des Eises, 273,15 K, ist der Nullpunkt der Celsius-Temperaturskale.“
[1] "The melting point of the ice cream, 273.15 K, is the zero point of the Celsius temperature scale"[1] „Die dort agierenden Quantenbits, die ‚Qubits‘ genannt wurden, agierten bei einer Temperatur von rund -273 Grad Celsius, also nahe dem absoluten Nullpunkt.“
[1] "The quantum bits that were called there, called 'qubits', acted at a temperature of around -273 degrees Celsius, so close to the absolute zero point"[2] „Mein Leben war also an einem Nullpunkt angekommen.“
[2] "So my life was at a zero point"[3] „Die Säule ist der Nullpunkt der Kilometer-Zählung der von München ausgehenden Straßen.“
[3] "The column is the zero point of the kilometer count of the street from Munich"[3] „Die Bezugnahme auf zwei durch die Angabe der Entfernung vom Nullpunkt der Forststraße in Hektometer (hm) genau bestimmte und in dem im Akt erliegenden Plan eingezeichnete Punkte der Straße stellt eine ausreichende örtliche Präzisierung dar […].“
[3] "The reference to two by specifying the distance from the zero point of the forest road in Hectometer (HM) exactly determined points of the street in the plan in the act that is marked in the act is an adequate local clarification [...] Ä"[4] „Den Schnittpunkt der beiden Achsen nennt man Koordinatenursprung oder Nullpunkt.“
[4] "The intersection of the two axes is called coordinate urban or zero point"How do you pronounce Nullpunkt?
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