Is it der, die oder das Reibung?
DIE
The correct article in German of Reibung is die. So it is die Reibung! (nominative case)
The word Reibung 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.
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 Reibung?
How does the declension of Reibung 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 Reibung | die Reibungen |
| Genitive | der Reibung | der Reibungen |
| Dative | der Reibung | den Reibungen |
| Akkusative | die Reibung | die Reibungen |
What is the meaning of Reibung in German?
Reibung has various definitions in German:
[1] Physics, only singular: force that counteracts a relative movement of two touching bodies due to their touch
[1] Physik, nur Singular: Kraft, die einer Relativbewegung zweier berührender Körper auf Grund deren Berührung entgegenwirkt[2] Translated: (mostly negative) effects of interaction
[2] übertragen: (meist negative) Effekte des ZusammenwirkensHow to use Reibung in a sentence?
Example sentences in German using Reibung with translations in English.
[1] Durch Reibung entsteht Wärme.
[1] Retening creates heated[1] Die Reibung der Gummiräder auf dem Untergrund führt zu Abrieb.
[1] The friction of the rubber wheels on the surface leads to Abribe[2] Ich habe gehört, es soll Reibungen in ihrer Zusammenarbeit geben?
[2] I heard that there should be friction in their collaboration[2] Ganz ohne Reibung wird eine internationale Zusammenarbeit wohl nie sein.
[2] An international cooperation will never be without friction[2] „Die ständigen Reibungen einer fortwährend bedrohten Existenz machten uns einerseits überempfindlich und andererseits abgestumpft.“
[2] "The constant friction of an constantly threatened existence made us hypersensitive on the one hand and on the other hand dulled"How do you pronounce Reibung?
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