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Is it der, die oder das Rechteck?

DAS

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

The word Rechteck 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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Prinzip

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 Rechteck?

How does the declension of Rechteck 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 Rechteck die Rechtecke
Genitive des Rechtecks des Rechteckes der Rechtecke
Dative dem Rechteck dem Rechtecke den Rechtecken
Akkusative das Rechteck die Rechtecke

What is the meaning of Rechteck in German?

Rechteck is defined as:

[1] Geometric figure with four sides, in which the opposite sides run in parallel to each other and neighboring pages stand up to one another right angles (i.e. a parallelogram with 4 right -wing angles)

[1] geometrische Figur mit vier Seiten, bei der die gegenüberliegenden Seiten parallel zueinander verlaufen und benachbarte Seiten rechtwinklig aufeinanderstehen (also ein Parallelogramm mit 4 rechten Winkeln)

How to use Rechteck in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Rechteck with translations in English.

[1] Ein Fußballfeld hat die Form eines Rechtecks.

[1] A soccer field has the form of a rectangle

[1] „Später würde eine Untersuchungskommission feststellen, dass das ausgebrochene Stück der Tragfläche ein Rechteck war.“

[1] "Later, an investigation commission would find that the broken piece of the wing was a rectangle" "

How do you pronounce Rechteck?

Rechteck

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