Is it der, die oder das Retter?
DER
The correct article in German of Retter is der. So it is der Retter! (nominative case)
The word Retter is masculine, therefore the correct article is der.
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 Retter?
How does the declension of Retter 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 Retter | die Retter |
Genitive | des Retters | der Retter |
Dative | dem Retter | den Rettern |
Akkusative | den Retter | die Retter |
What is the meaning of Retter in German?
Retter is defined as:
[1] Someone who provides a different help, saves him or something
[1] jemand, der einem anderen Hilfe leistet, ihn oder etwas rettetHow to use Retter in a sentence?
Example sentences in German using Retter with translations in English.
[1] Bei diesem Brand kamen die Retter leider zu spät.
[1] Unfortunately, the rescuers came to this fire[1] „Alle diese abscheulichen Leute kritisierten und attackierten ihren Doktor, statt die Hand des Retters zu küssen.“
[1] "All of these hideous people criticized and attacked their doctor instead of the rescuer to Küssenä"[1] „Als Retter hatten die Deutschen Hitler begrüßt, der sie aus den politischen Nöten und persönlichen Ängsten erlösen sollte, die der Versailler Friedensvertrag nach dem Ersten Weltkrieg, die Inflation der frühen zwanziger Jahre und die Weltwirtschaftskrise zu Beginn der Dreißiger heraufbeschworen hatte.“
[1] "The German Hitler had welcomed the German Hitler, who was supposed to redeem them from the political needs and personal fears, which the Versailles Peace Treaty after the First World War, the inflation of the early twenties and the global economic crisis at the beginning of the thirties" "How do you pronounce Retter?
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