Is it der, die oder das Oberfläche?

DIE

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

The word Oberfläche 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 Oberfläche?

How does the declension of Oberfläche 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 Oberfläche	die Oberflächen
Genitive	der Oberfläche	der Oberflächen
Dative	der Oberfläche	den Oberflächen
Akkusative	die Oberfläche	die Oberflächen

What is the meaning of Oberfläche in German?

Oberfläche has various definitions in German:

[1] The area that delimits an object or a liquid from its surroundings

[1] die Fläche, die ein Objekt oder eine Flüssigkeit von ihrer Umgebung abgrenzt

[2] The size of this area

[2] die Größe dieser Fläche

[3] A thin layer on an object

[3] eine dünne Schicht auf einem Objekt

[4] IT: The part of an interactive system that carries out data exchange with the user, user interface

[4] EDV: der Teil eines interaktiven Systems, der den Datenaustausch mit dem Benutzer durchführt, Benutzerschnittstelle

How to use Oberfläche in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Oberfläche with translations in English.

[1] Die Oberfläche des Meeres ist ruhig.

[1] The surface of the sea is calm

[1] Die Blätter treiben eine Weile an der Oberfläche bevor sie hinabsinken.

[1] The leaves drive on the surface for a while before they fall down

[1] Die Wale kommen an die Oberfläche.

[1] The whales come to the surface

[1] Unter der Oberfläche ist sie doch noch ein kleines, verängstigtes Kind.

[1] Under the surface it is still a small, scared child

[1] Wer weiß, was bei der Untersuchung noch alles an die Oberfläche kommt.

[1] Who knows what else comes to the surface during the examination

[1] „Die Ledersitze sind heiß, und als Dean den Motor anläßt, gleiten kleine Vögel aus den Gräsern dicht über der Oberfläche zur Seemitte hin davon.“

[1] "The leather seats are hot, and when Dean starts the engine, small birds slide out of the grasses just above the surface towards the midfly" "

[1] „Brian und Alan saßen ins Gespräch vertieft an einem fahrbaren Arbeitstisch mit grüner Oberfläche, der sich in unmittelbarer Nähe des Quantencomputers befand.“

[1] "Brian and Alan were sitting into conversation at a mobile work table with a green surface, which is located in the immediate vicinity of the quantum computer"

[1] „Nach einem Unterwasserkampf stellte sich Clara tot, und ich blieb lange mit dem Gesicht ganz knapp unter der Oberfläche, sodass ich sah, wie sich die Sonnenstrahlen brachen.“

[1] "After an underwater struggle, Clara stood dead, and I stayed with my face just below the surface for a long time, so I saw how the sun's rays broke out"

[1] „Die Hände hatte er gefaltet und vor sich hingelegt, und die Tasse Kaffee zwischen seinen Unterarmen wurde kalt und bekam auf der Oberfläche eine ölige Haut.“

[1] "He had folded his hands and put it in front of him, and the cup of coffee between his forearms was cold and got an oily skin on the surface"

[2] Eine Kugel hat die kleinste Oberfläche bei gegebenem Volumen.

[2] A ball has the smallest surface with a given volume

[3] Die Turbinenschaufel hat eine Oberfläche aus Chrom.

[3] The turbine shovel has a surface of Chromä

[4] Die Oberfläche ist sehr benutzerfreundlich.

[4] The surface is very user -friendly