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Is it der, die oder das Rhinozeros?

DAS

The correct article in German of Rhinozeros is das. So it is das Rhinozeros! (nominative case)

The word Rhinozeros is neuter, therefore the correct article is das.

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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 Rhinozeros?

How does the declension of Rhinozeros 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 das Rhinozeros die Rhinozerosse
Genitive des Rhinozeros des Rhinozerosses der Rhinozerosse
Dative dem Rhinozeros dem Rhinozerosse den Rhinozerossen
Akkusative das Rhinozeros die Rhinozerosse

What is the meaning of Rhinozeros in German?

Rhinozeros has various definitions in German:

[1] Zoology: (in Africa and Southeast Asia are located) Great mammal with one or two horns on the nose bone, a thickness (depending on the kind of gray to brownish), little hairy skin and thirteenth extremities (rhinocerotidae)

[1] Zoologie: (in Afrika und Südostasien beheimatetes) großes Säugetier mit einem oder zwei Hörnern auf dem Nasenbein, einer dicken (je nach Art grauen bis bräunlichen), wenig behaarten Haut und dreizehigen Extremitäten (Rhinocerotidae)

[2] Salopp derive, sometimes as a swearword: stupid, simple, awkward person

[2] salopp abwertend, mitunter als Schimpfwort: dumme, einfältige, ungeschickte Person

How to use Rhinozeros in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Rhinozeros with translations in English.

[1] „Das Rhinozeros ist halbblind, verfehlt daher sein Ziel, wenn es im Galopp attakiert, doch zertrampelt dabei die Felder.“[5]

[1] "The rhinozeros is half-blind, therefore misses his goal if it is attacked in the gallop, but the fields are cramped" [5]

[1] bildlich: „[…] In Paris macht man einen Mann unmöglich, indem man von ihm sagt: ‚Er hat ein gutes Herz‘, denn das heißt soviel wie: ‚Der arme Kerl ist dumm wie ein Rhinozeros.‘ […]“[6]

[1] Pictorial: "[...] In Paris, you make a man impossible by saying from him: 'He has a good heart, because that means as much as :, The poor guy is stupid like a rhinozeros at [... ] "[6]

[1] „Groß wie ein Elefant, dabei über und über mit Schalen bedeckt: Was kann das für ein Fabeltier sein? 1515 war in Lissabon ein indisches Rhinozeros an Land gegangen.“[7]

[1] "Big as an elephant, covered over and over with bowls: What can that for a faible bee 1515 in Lisbon had gone to Indian Rhinozeros on land" [7]

[1] „Dann erst fand der offizielle Einzug in Rom statt, mit allen Schätzen, die man gehortet hatte und nun der Christenheit offenbarte, begleitet von Trompeten und Pauken, in mit Gold und Juwelen besetzten Prunkgewändern – angeführt von einem Tigerpaar, dem Geschenk des Sultans von Ormuz; einem jener sagenumwobenen indischen Einhörner, dem Rhinozeros; und als unbestritten größte Attraktion einem nicht minder legendären Fabelwesen: dem Rüsseltier, das auf einer überaus reich verzierten Schabracke einen Globus auf dem Rücken trug.“[8]

[1] "Then first the official entry in Rome took place, with all the treasures that had been kept and now revealed by Christianity, accompanied by trumpets and timpani, in with gold and jeweles projected souvenirs - led by a tiger pair, the gift of the Sultans of Ommüz!ä by those legendary Indian unicorns, the Rhinozeros; And as an undisputed biggest attraction of a no less legendary fabulous creature: the ray of war, which carries a globe on the back on a very richly decorated saddle pad "[8]

[1] „Denn nirgendwo auf der Welt wird so schnell gerodet wie in den Wäldern der Rhinozerosse auf Borneo und Sumatra.“[9]

[1] "Because nowhere in the world is so quickly cleared as in the forests of the Rhinozerosse on Borneo and Sumatra" [9]

[2] Ich Rhinozeros hab doch tatsächlich geglaubt, meine Frau wär beim Kegeln!

[2] I Rhinozeros actually believed, my wife would be the cone

[2] „Und wenn das erſte beſte Rhinoceros ſich haͤtte Muͤhe geben wollen, ſo haͤtte es über ſein Wesen richtiger geurteilt, als Buffon.“[10]

[2] "And if the first best Rhinocero would like to give Muͤhe, it had been rectifier about his essence, as Buffon." [10]

[2] „Er fängt an: Süßer Schelm! Dann fragt er sich, ob das eine passende Anrede sei, und probiert weiter Liebes Kamel, Stachelschwein, Rhinozeros, und findet Schelm im Augenblick doch passender.“[11]

[2] "He starts: Sweet misery then asks himself if that was a suitable salutation, and try further love camel, porcupine, Rhinozeros, and finds rogue right now." [11]

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Pictures or photos of Rhinozeros

[1] zwei weiße Rhinozerosse (Ceratotherium simum) im Waterberg-Plateau-Park im Nordosten Namibias;
Aufnahme von Benutzer Ikiwaner am 23. September 2009
[1] zwei weiße Rhinozerosse (Ceratotherium simum) im Waterberg-Plateau-Park im Nordosten Namibias; Aufnahme von Benutzer Ikiwaner am 23. September 2009
[1] indisches Rhinozeros (Rhinoceros unicornis) am Narayani, Nepal;
Aufnahme von Charles J Sharp am 21. November 2019
[1] indisches Rhinozeros (Rhinoceros unicornis) am Narayani, Nepal; Aufnahme von Charles J Sharp am 21. November 2019

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