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Is it der, die oder das Pfropfen?

DER

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

The word Pfropfen 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 Pfropfen?

How does the declension of Pfropfen 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 Pfropfen die Pfropfen
Genitive des Pfropfens der Pfropfen
Dative dem Pfropfen den Pfropfen
Akkusative den Pfropfen die Pfropfen

What is the meaning of Pfropfen in German?

Pfropfen has various definitions in German:

[1] Small object that can be inserted into the bottle neck to close the bottle

[1] kleiner Gegenstand, der in den Flaschenhals eingeführt werden kann, um die Flasche zu verschließen

[2] Closure of a vein, pipeline

[2] Verschluss einer Ader, Rohrleitung

How to use Pfropfen in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Pfropfen with translations in English.

[1] „Endlich war der höchsten und köstlichsten Stufe das Wort Champagner eingeräumt; er stieß es so überzeugend hervor, daß man den Knall des Pfropfens zu hören glaubte, und schleuderte dabei den Arm wie eine Rakete in die Luft.“

[1] "Finally the highest and most delicious stage was the word champagne core.

[1] „Aber die Glaspfropfen von den Essig- und Ölflaschen fehlen, und der gute Diener hat sie durch Pfropfen aus Zeitungspapier ersetzt.“

[1] "But the glass plugs are missing from the vinegar and oil bottles, and the good servant has replaced them with plugs from newspaper" "

[2] Das Rohr wurde vorsorglich mit einem Pfropfen abgedichtet.

[2] The pipe was sealed as a precaution with a plug

[2] „Sie steckte den Pfropfen in den Abfluss und ließ Wasser ein, doch es floss ab. Sie raffte ihre Ärmel, drückte den Pfropfen noch tiefer ins Becken.“

[2] "She put the plug into the drain and let water, but it drove her up her sleeves, pressed the plug deeper into the pool."

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