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Is it der, die oder das Postfach?

DAS

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

The word Postfach 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 Postfach?

How does the declension of Postfach 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 Postfach die Postfächer
Genitive des Postfaches des Postfachs der Postfächer
Dative dem Postfach dem Postfache den Postfächern
Akkusative das Postfach die Postfächer

What is the meaning of Postfach in German?

Postfach has various definitions in German:

[1] Establishment of a postal company in which incoming post shipments are stored until the addressee picks them up

[1] Einrichtung eines Postunternehmens, in der eingehende Postsendungen abgelegt werden, bis der Adressat sie abholt

[2] storage space for incoming emails/SMS to which the addressee can access

[2] Speicherplatz für eingehende E-Mails/SMS, auf die der Adressat zugreifen kann

How to use Postfach in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Postfach with translations in English.

[1] Ich muss mal wieder in mein Postfach schauen, ob deine Nachricht nicht endlich angekommen ist.

[1] I have to look at my mailbox again whether your message has not finally arrived

[2] „Das Postfach quoll über von E-Mails;…“

[2] "The mailbox quoll about e-mailplane ..."

How do you pronounce Postfach?

Postfach

Pictures or photos of Postfach

[1] Postfächer in Duisburg
[1] Postfächer in Duisburg

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