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Is it der, die oder das Rechtschreibung?

DIE

The correct article in German of Rechtschreibung is die. So it is die Rechtschreibung! (nominative case)

The word Rechtschreibung is feminine, therefore the correct article is die.

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 Rechtschreibung?

How does the declension of Rechtschreibung 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 die Rechtschreibung die Rechtschreibungen
Genitive der Rechtschreibung der Rechtschreibungen
Dative der Rechtschreibung den Rechtschreibungen
Akkusative die Rechtschreibung die Rechtschreibungen

What is the meaning of Rechtschreibung in German?

Rechtschreibung is defined as:

[1] Linguistics, writing: a rule set, generally valid spelling for words of a particular language

[1] Linguistik, Schriftlinguistik: eine durch Regeln festgelegte, allgemein gültige Schreibung für Wörter einer bestimmten Sprache

How to use Rechtschreibung in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Rechtschreibung with translations in English.

[1] Die letzte Reform der Rechtschreibung ist am 1.8.2006 verbindlich in Kraft getreten.

[1] The last reform of spelling was binding on 1.8.2006.

[1] „Vor zweihundert Jahren hat man nur in Druckschriften auf richtige Rechtschreibung geachtet - das war Sache des Setzers; im persönlichen Schriftverkehr ließ man jedem seine eigene Rechtschreibung.“[4]

[1] "Between two hundred years ago, one has responded only to prudent spelling - that was the matter of the Setzers? in personal correspondence to each one of his own spellings" [4]

[1] Zu Konrad Duden: „Als Bildungsprivileg verdammte er die herrschende Orthographie und forderte eine Rechtschreibung für alle…“[5]

[1] To Konrad Duden: "As an educational sparrow, he dammed the ruling orthography and demanded a spelling for all ..." [5]

[1] „Seine Eintragungen im Logbuch entsprachen, was Rechtschreibung und die Zeichensetzung betraf, nicht den Regeln, doch das gilt für viele schriftliche Zeugnisse der damaligen Zeit.“[6]

[1] "His entries in the logbook corresponded to, not the rules, but this applies to many written testimonies of that time" [6]

[1] „Gerade jene Kinder, die aus sozial schwierigen Verhältnissen kamen, schnitten in der Rechtschreibung verheerend ab.“[7]

[1] "Especially those children who came from socially difficult conditions, cuts in spelling devastating abbreviation [7]

[1] „Doch ihre Rechtschreibung ist mangelhaft, und so muss sie den ganzen Sommer über Diktate üben.“[8]

[1] "But her spelling is deficient, and so she has to practice the whole summer about dictation" [8]

How do you pronounce Rechtschreibung?

Rechtschreibung

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