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Is it der, die oder das Respekt?

DER

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

The word Respekt 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 Respekt?

How does the declension of Respekt 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 Respekt
Genitive des Respekts des Respektes
Dative dem Respekt dem Respekte
Akkusative den Respekt

What is the meaning of Respekt in German?

Respekt has various definitions in German:

[1] Attention and appreciation towards someone/some people mostly related to another person, but also animals, groups, institutions, countries, cultures and worldviews

[1] Achtung und Wertschätzung gegenüber jemandem/etwas; meist bezogen auf eine andere Person, aber auch Tiere, Gruppen, Institutionen, Länder, Kulturen und Weltanschauungen

[2] shy, fear of something/someone who is mostly due to his non-hypotheness (in a certain way)

[2] Scheu, Angst gegenüber etwas/jemandem, welche meist in dessen Nicht-Unterlegenheit (in einer gewissen Hinsicht) begründet liegt

How to use Respekt in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Respekt with translations in English.

[1] Ich habe Respekt vor meinen Eltern.

[1] I have respect for my parents

[1] „Der verinnerlichte Bergsportler begegnet dem Berg mit Respekt vor der Großartigkeit der Natur.“

[1] "The internalized mountain athlete meets the mountain with respect for the greatness of the natural" "

[1] Ich muss dir meinen Respekt zollen, die Veranstaltung ist ein voller Erfolg, gut gemacht!

[1] I have to pay you my respect, the event is a complete success, well done

[1] Ihr Einsatz verdient allen Respekt.

[1] Your commitment deserves all respect

[1] Der Direktor ist eine Respekt einflößende Person.

[1] The director is a respectful person

[1] Er hatte Angst, den Respekt der Umwelt zu verlieren, wenn bekannt würde, dass er seine Arbeit verloren hatte.

[1] He was afraid of losing the respect of the environment if it became known that he had lost his work

[1] „Es ist keine Kunst, geistreich zu sein, wenn man vor nichts Respekt hat.“ (Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach)

[1] "It is no art to be witty if you have nothing to respect" (Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach)

[1] Respekt, Respekt in Ihrem Alter schon Doktor.

[1] Respect, respect at your age already doctor

[1] „Als Stadtkind hatte ich diesen Respekt noch nicht.“

[1] "As a city child, I didn't have this respect"

[1] „Nicht ohne einen gewissen Respekt für ihre Zähigkeit ließen sie Henni von nun an in Ruhe.“

[1] "Not without a certain respect for their toughness, they left Henni in peace from now on"

[2] Ich habe Respekt vor wilden Tieren.

[2] I have respect for wild animals

[2] Schlangen sollte man mit einer gehörigen Portion Respekt begegnen.

[2] Snakes should be encountered with a good dose of respect

[2] Der schwarze Hund an der Kette flößte ihm Respekt ein.

[2] The black dog on the chain was respectful for him

How do you pronounce Respekt?

Respekt

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