Is it der, die oder das Ostblock?

DER

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

The word Ostblock 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 Ostblock?

How does the declension of Ostblock 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 Ostblock	—
Genitive	des Ostblocks	—
Dative	dem Ostblock	—
Akkusative	den Ostblock	—

What is the meaning of Ostblock in German?

Ostblock is defined as:

Description for the countries allied with the former Soviet Union and dominated by it, especially in Central and Eastern Europe

[1] Bezeichnung für die mit der ehemaligen Sowjetunion verbündeten und von ihr dominierten Länder, vor allem in Mittel- und Osteuropa

How to use Ostblock in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Ostblock with translations in English.

[1] „Hier wurden jahrzehntelang Traktoren für den gesamten Ostblock gebaut.“

[1] "Tractors for the entire Eastern Bloc for decades were built here"

[1] „Offiziell war »Gazeta Wyborcza« da, um über die erste freie Wahl im ganzen Ostblock zu berichten, enthielt aber auch den diskreten Hinweis, daß das Volk zum ersten Mal die »Wahl« zwischen der Wahrheit und der Propaganda hatte.“

[1] "Gazerta Wyborcza" was there to report on the first free choice in the entire Eastern Bloc, but also contained the discrete indication that the people for the first time had the "election" between the truth and the propaganda "

[1] „Mit der Auflösung des Ostblocks war auch das Mengistu-Regime am Ende (1993).“

[1] "With the dissolution of the Eastern Bloc, the Mengistu regime was also at the end (1993) Ä"

[1] „Die Romvölker machen in den Ländern des Ostblocks politisch kaum auf sich aufmerksam, obwohl sie insgesamt einen Bevölkerungsanteil im Millionenbereich stellen.“

[1] "The Rome peoples in the countries of the Eastern Bloc hardly attract attention politically, although they act a population share in the million area" overall "

How do you pronounce Ostblock?

Ostblock

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