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Is it der, die oder das Raps?

DER

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

The word Raps is masculine, therefore the correct article is der.

The plural form is rare and is only used if different types of rape are to be differentiated

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 Raps?

How does the declension of Raps 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 Raps die Rapse
Genitive des Rapses der Rapse
Dative dem Raps dem Rapse den Rapsen
Akkusative den Raps die Rapse

What is the meaning of Raps in German?

Raps is defined as:

[1] Botany: plant species with bright yellow flowers from the family of the cross flowers with great economic importance

[1] Botanik: Pflanzenart mit leuchtenden gelben Blüten aus der Familie der Kreuzblütengewächse mit großer wirtschaftlicher Bedeutung

How to use Raps in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Raps with translations in English.

[1] „Seit der Züchtung von Sorten mit geringeren Anteilen an Erucasäure und Bitterstoffen in den 1970ern und 1980ern hat sich Raps weltweit zu einer der wichtigsten bzw. in Deutschland zu der mit Abstand dominierenden Ölpflanze entwickelt.“

[1] "Since the breeding of varieties with lower proportions of erucasic acid and bitter substances in the 1970s and 1980s, rapeseed has developed into one of the most important or in Germany to far -dominating oil plant."

[1] „Im 16. Jahrhundert kam als weitere Ölpflanze der Raps ins Rheinland.“

[1] "In the 16th century, the rapeseed came to the Rhineland as a further oil plant."

How do you pronounce Raps?

Raps

Pictures or photos of Raps

[1] Blütenstand von Raps
[1] Blütenstand von Raps

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