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Is it der, die oder das Richtwert?

DER

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

The word Richtwert 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 …).

German declension of Richtwert?

How does the declension of Richtwert 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 Richtwert die Richtwerte
Genitive des Richtwertes des Richtwerts der Richtwerte
Dative dem Richtwert dem Richtwerte den Richtwerten
Akkusative den Richtwert die Richtwerte

What is the meaning of Richtwert in German?

Richtwert is defined as:

[1] Size to which someone or something is oriented

[1] Größe, an der sich jemand oder etwas orientiert

How to use Richtwert in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Richtwert with translations in English.

[1] „Unser strategischer Schwerpunkt liegt heute zu fast zwei Dritteln des Umsatzes auf Märkten mit höchsten Technologie- und Qualitätsansprüchen, nämlich Mobilität und Energie und unsere Stahlerzeugungsstandorte gelten nach Milliardeninvestitionen allein in Umwelteinrichtungen als Richtwert für Umweltstandards und Ressourceneffizienz.“

[1] "Our strategic focus today is almost two thirds of sales in markets with the highest technology and quality standards, namely mobility and energy and our steel generation locations, according to billion dollar investments in environmental institutions solely as a guideline for environmental standards and resource efficiency"

[1] „Der Verfassungsgerichtshof möge überprüfen, ob der vergleichsweise niedrige Wiener Richtwert verfassungskonform ist.“

[1] "The Constitutional Court may check whether the comparatively low Viennese guideline is constitutional"

[1] „Am Mittwoch sah es noch so aus, als würde die geplante Obergrenze tatsächlich nur eine Art Richtwert bleiben.“

[1] "On Wednesday it still looked as if the planned upper limit would actually only remain a kind of guideline"

[1] „Wohlgemerkt, diese zwei Prozent sind ein Richtwert, keine Verpflichtung.“

[1] "Mind you, this two percent are a guideline, not an obligation"

How do you pronounce Richtwert?

Richtwert

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