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Is it der, die oder das Polyethylen?

DAS

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

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

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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 Polyethylen?

How does the declension of Polyethylen 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 Polyethylen die Polyethylene
Genitive des Polyethylens der Polyethylene
Dative dem Polyethylen den Polyethylenen
Akkusative das Polyethylen die Polyethylene

What is the meaning of Polyethylen in German?

Polyethylen is defined as:

[1] Chemistry, technical language: polymer of the ethylene diet a plastic

[1] Chemie, fachsprachlich: Polymer des Ethylen; ein Kunststoff

How to use Polyethylen in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Polyethylen with translations in English.

[1] Polyethylen ist einer der weitverbreitetsten Kunststoffe.

[1] Polyethylene is one of the most widespread plastics

[1] Gegenüber den meisten chemischen Flüssigkeiten ist Polyethylen inert oder resistent. Daher können viele flüssige Chemikalien in Flaschen oder Kanistern aus Polyethylen aufbewahrt werden.

[1] Compared to most chemical liquids, polyethylene inert or resistant is therefore many liquid chemicals in bottles or canisters made of polyethylene.

How do you pronounce Polyethylen?

Polyethylen

Pictures or photos of Polyethylen

[1] PE-Granulat
[1] PE-Granulat

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