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Is it der, die oder das Regal?

DAS

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

The word Regal 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 Regal?

How does the declension of Regal 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 1 Plural 2
Nominative das Regal die Regale die Regalien
Genitive des Regals des Regales der Regale der Regalien
Dative dem Regal dem Regale den Regalen den Regalien
Akkusative das Regal die Regale die Regalien

What is the meaning of Regal in German?

Regal has various definitions in German:

[1] An open frame where several boards are attached, which serve as a shelf

[1] ein offenes Gestell, an dem mehrere Bretter befestigt sind, die als Ablage dienen

[2] Plural 2: a territory law entitled to the state or head of state

[2] Plural 2: ein dem Staat oder Staatsoberhaupt zustehendes Hoheitsrecht

[3] A portable small orgel with tongue pipes

[3] eine tragbare Kleinorgel mit Zungenpfeifen

[4] A tongue pipe register at orgel

[4] ein Zungenpfeifenregister bei Orgeln

How to use Regal in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Regal with translations in English.

[1] Meine Regale reichen für die Bücher schon lange nicht mehr aus.

[1] My shelves are no longer sufficient for the books

[1] „Helena achtete darauf, die Wände mit Bücherregalen zu schmücken, so wie es sich für ein kultiviertes Haus gehört, und in diesen Regalen standen neben einer Enzyklopädie, einem Nachschlagewerk zu berühmten Menschen und berühmten Orten, auch Fotoalben.“[4]

[1] "Helena paid attention to decorating the walls with bookshelves as it belongs to a cultured house, and in these shelves were in addition to an encyclopedia, a reference work on famous people and famous places, including photo albums" [4]

[1] „Er drückte sich an uns vorbei, ging an den Regalen vorbei und nahm sich ein Buch heraus.“[5]

[1] "He pushed himself past us, went past the shelves and took a book out at" [5]

[1] „In meterhohen Regalen lagerte alles, was die Einwohner der Vier-Millionen-Stadt offensichtlich entbehren konnten: wandhohe Ölschinken, Schaufenster- und Schneiderpuppen, Graphoskope, ausgestopfte Tauben, viktorianische Säulen, orientalische Leuchter, ziegelrote Büsten mit dem Portrait des Kaisers, grell geschminkte Damenbüsten mit Porzellanzähnen und Glasaugen.“[6]

[1] "In meter-high shelves, everything that the inhabitants of the four-million city could obviously lack: wall-high oil ham, shop window and tailor dolls, graphoscopes, stuffed pigeons, Victorian columns, oriental candlesticks, brick busts with the portrait of the emperor, Grell cleared women's stoves with porcelain teeth and glass eyes "[6]

[1] „Mr. Sipple keuchte laut, als er die Doppelflinte vom Regal im Wohnzimmer herunterholte.“[7]

[1] "MR. Sipple gasped loudly, as he highlighted the double splints from the shelf in the living room." [7]

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How do you pronounce Regal?

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