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Is it der, die oder das Rektor?

DER

The correct article in German of Rektor is der. So it is der Rektor! (nominative case)

The word Rektor is masculine, therefore the correct article is der.

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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 Rektor?

How does the declension of Rektor 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 der Rektor die Rektoren
Genitive des Rektors der Rektoren
Dative dem Rektor den Rektoren
Akkusative den Rektor die Rektoren

What is the meaning of Rektor in German?

Rektor has various definitions in German:

[1] Head of a school in Germany (primary, secondary, secondary or special school)

[1] Leiter einer Schule in Deutschland (Grund-, Haupt-, Real- oder Sonderschule)

[2] Head of a university

[2] Leiter einer Hochschule

[3] Head of a church facility

[3] Leiter einer kirchlichen Einrichtung

How to use Rektor in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Rektor with translations in English.

[1] Der Rektor hält eine Rede zum Schuljahresbeginn.

[1] The rector gives a speech at the beginning of the school year

[1] Ein Schweinfurter Rektor will Schulschwänzern keine Chance lassen: Eine elektronische Stechuhr soll das Kommen und Gehen seiner 850 Schüler überwachen.

[1] A Schweinfurt Rector does not want to give school cocks a chance: An electronic cushioning clock should come and go through its 850 students

[1] Nach den bekanntgewordenen sexuellen Missbrauchsfällen am Berliner Canisius-Kolleg hat der Rektor der katholischen Privatschule, Pater Klaus Mertes, seine Kirche scharf kritisiert.

[1] After the familiar sexual abuse cases at the Berlin Canisius-Kolleg, the rector of the Catholic private school, Father Klaus Mertes, criticized his church sharply

[2] Die traditionelle Anrede für Rektoren an Universitäten lautet: „Eure Magnifizenz“.

[2] The traditional salutation for rectors at universities is: "Your magnificence"

[2] Für Empörung an der Universität hat vor allem der Hinweis von Wissenschaftsminister Rößler auf die Abhängigkeit der Universität von Landesmitteln gesorgt - glatte "Erpressung", schimpfen die Studentenvertreter, die ihren Rektor lieber behalten hätten und stattdessen jetzt Rößler den Rücktritt nahelegen.

[2] In particular, the reference to the University of Science Minister Rößler has taken care of the dependence of the university of state funds - smooth "blackmail", the student representatives who would have preferred to keep their rector and instead Rößler is now close to resignation

[3] Als Rektor der Bruderschaft fungierte zu diesem Zeitpunkt Franz Graf Trautson.

[3] As the rector of the brotherhood, Franz Graf Trautsonä was acted at that time

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