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Is it der, die oder das Richter?

DER

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

The word Richter 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.

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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 …).

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German declension of Richter?

How does the declension of Richter 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 Richter die Richter
Genitive des Richters der Richter
Dative dem Richter den Richtern
Akkusative den Richter die Richter

What is the meaning of Richter in German?

Richter has various definitions in German:

[1] Law: male person who exercises jurisdiction or speaks the law in court ; Application of legal principles with binding decisions or judgments

[1] Recht: männliche Person, welche die Rechtsprechung ausübt oder bei Gericht Recht spricht; Anwendung von Rechtsgrundsätzen mit verbindliche Entscheidungen oder Urteilen

[2] Book of the Old Testament

[2] Buch des Alten Testaments

How to use Richter in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Richter with translations in English.

[1] Und will endlich ein Richter oder ein andrer Beamte von den Wenigen, welchen das Recht und das gemeine Wohl lieber ist, als ihr Bauch und der Mammon, ein Volksrat und kein Volksschinder sein, so wird er von den obersten Räten des Fürsten selber geschunden. (Nach: Georg Büchner, Der Hessische Landbote, z.n. Projekt Gutenberg)

[1] And finally if a judge or other official of the few, who prefer justice and the common good than their belly and mammon, wants to be a people's council and not a flagrant of the people, he will be one of the highest councils of the prince himself

[1] Der gute Richter zog den Prozeß im größten Maßstab auf, und vier Tage gelang es ihm, in der denkbar wirkungsvollsten Weise die Einheit von Szene und Tribunal herzustellen. (Erich Mühsam, Unpolitische Erinnerungen, Der gute Richter, z.n. Projekt Gutenberg)

[1] The good judge brought up the trial on a large scale, and for four days he succeeded in establishing the unity of the scene and the tribunal in the most effective possible way. (Erich Mühsam, Nonpolitical Memories, The Good Judge, for the Gutenberg project)

[1] „Der Richter rauchte und trank seinen Cognac.“[3]

[1] "The judge smoked and drank his cognac." [3]

[1] „Schon am einunddreißigsten März stand sie vor einem Richter.“[4]

[1] "Already on March thirty-first she stood before a judge." [4]
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Is it der, die oder das Richter?

DER

DIE

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

The word Richter is masculine or feminine, therefore the correct article is der or die.

The oral, colloquial use of the article for surnames is not uniform . North German tends not to use an article, Central German is used inconsistently, the article tends to be used in southern German, Austrian and Swiss idioms.

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German declension of Richter?

How does the declension of Richter 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 m Singular f Plural 1 Plural 2
Nominative der Richter (Richter) die Richter (Richter) die Richters die Richter
Genitive des Richter des Richters Richters der Richter (Richter) der Richters der Richter
Dative dem Richter (Richter) der Richter (Richter) den Richters den Richter
Akkusative den Richter (Richter) die Richter (Richter) die Richters die Richter
siehe auch: Grammatik der deutschen Namen

What is the meaning of Richter in German?

Richter is defined as:

[1] German-speaking surname, surname

[1] deutschsprachiger Familienname, Nachname

How to use Richter in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Richter with translations in English.

[1] Gestern waren Herr und Frau Richter bei uns.

[1] Yesterday Mr. and Mrs. Judges were with us.

[1] Beate Richter habe ich schon lange nicht mehr im Fernsehen gesehen.

[1] I haven't seen Beate Richter on television for a long time

[1] Frau Richter ist ein Genie im Verkauf.

[1] Ms. Richter is a sales genius

[1] Herr Richter wollte uns kein Interview geben.

[1] Mr. Richter did not want to give us an interview.

[1] Die Richters fahren heute ins Elsterland.

[1] The Richters are going to Elsterland. today

[1] Der Richter trägt nie die Schals, die die Richter ihm strickt.

[1] The judge never wears the scarves that the judges knit for him.

[1] Das kann ich dir aber sagen: „Wenn die Frau Richter kommt, geht der Herr Richter.“

[1] But I can tell you: "When the judge comes, the judge goes ."

[1] Richter kommt und geht.

[1] Richter comes and goes.

[1] Richters kamen, sahen und siegten.

[1] The judges came, saw and conquered

How do you pronounce Richter?

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[1] der Richter bei Gericht
[1] der Richter bei Gericht

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