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Is it der, die oder das Plateau?

DAS

The correct article in German of Plateau is das. So it is das Plateau! (nominative case)

The word Plateau is neuter, therefore the correct article is das.

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 Plateau?

How does the declension of Plateau 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 das Plateau die Plateaus
Genitive des Plateaus der Plateaus
Dative dem Plateau den Plateaus
Akkusative das Plateau die Plateaus

What is the meaning of Plateau in German?

Plateau is defined as:

[1] flat surface on a hill, a mountain

[1] ebene Fläche auf einer Anhöhe, einem Berg

How to use Plateau in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Plateau with translations in English.

[1] „Während die einen auf dem Plateau knieten und sich gen Mekka verneigten, murmelten die anderen wenige Meter unter ihnen ihre Gebete.“[2]

[1] "While the one kneeled on the plateau and bowed to Mecca, the other few meters under them murmured their prayer" [2]

[1] „Wir stehen auf dem leicht abschüssigen Plateau über dem Kirchberg, blicken auf die alte kleine Stadt St. Martin.“[3]

[1] "We stand on the slightly sloping plateau over the Kirchberg, look at the old small town of St. Martin." [3]

[1] „Nachdem der Zoll nun auch rund um das Plateau auf Patrouille ging und Leo und die beiden anderen erwischt worden waren, gaben die Männer aus dem Dorf den Schmuggel endgültig auf.“[4]

[1] "After the inch was now also around the plateau on patrol and had been caught Leo and the other two, the men from the village gave the smuggling finally at" [4]

[1] „Und im Fluge ging es weiter über das Plateau hin, abwechselnd an Blumen und Felszacken und dann wieder an Kreuzwegen und Wegweisern vorüber.“[5]

[1] "And in the flight, it continued on the plateau, alternately to flowers and rocks and then back on the way and pioneering again" [5]

How do you pronounce Plateau?

Plateau

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