Is it der, die oder das Reichskristallnacht?
DIE
The correct article in German of Reichskristallnacht is die. So it is die Reichskristallnacht! (nominative case)
The word Reichskristallnacht 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 Reichskristallnacht?
How does the declension of Reichskristallnacht 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 Reichskristallnacht | — |
| Genitive | der Reichskristallnacht | — |
| Dative | der Reichskristallnacht | — |
| Akkusative | die Reichskristallnacht | — |
What is the meaning of Reichskristallnacht in German?
Reichskristallnacht is defined as:
[1] glossing over/euphemistically: The night from November 10, 1938, in which Jewish synagogues were set on fire and Jewish business was destroyed
[1] beschönigend/euphemistisch: die Nacht vom 9. auf den 10. November 1938, in der durch die SA jüdische Synagogen in Brand gesteckt und jüdische Geschäfte zerstört wurdenHow to use Reichskristallnacht in a sentence?
Example sentences in German using Reichskristallnacht with translations in English.
[1] In der Reichskristallnacht wurden viele Menschen ermordet.
[1] Many people were murdered in the Reich crystal night[1] „Auf dem Weg zu seiner kleinen Pension wurde er in dieser Nacht, die später als die Reichskristallnacht in die Geschichte einging, Zeuge, wie aufgehetzte Jugendliche und uniformierte SA-Männer jüdische Geschäfte und Wohnungen zerstörten.“
[1] "On the way to his small pension, he was witness that later when the Reich crystal night, witnessed how rushed young people and uniformed SA-men's Jewish shops and apartments destroyed"How do you pronounce Reichskristallnacht?
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