Is it der, die oder das Riff?
DAS
The correct article in German of Riff is das. So it is das Riff! (nominative case)
The word Riff is neuter, therefore the correct article is das.
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 …).
Context 1
German declension of Riff?
How does the declension of Riff 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 Riff | die Riffe |
| Genitive | des Riffes des Riffs | der Riffe |
| Dative | dem Riff dem Riffe | den Riffen |
| Akkusative | das Riff | die Riffe |
What is the meaning of Riff in German?
Riff is defined as:
[1] mostly long-stretched, often also row-like, rock-like or sandbar-like turmoil of the sea area, which is located with its highest point depending on the medium water level just below, partly lower and above or short above it
[1] meist lang gestreckte, oft auch reihenartige, felsenartige oder sandbankartige Aufragung des Meeresgrundes, welche sich mit ihrer höchsten Stelle je nach mittlerem Wasserstand kurz unterhalb, teilweise unter- und oberhalb oder kurz oberhalb desselben befindetHow to use Riff in a sentence?
Example sentences in German using Riff with translations in English.
[1] In der Nähe von Kap Horn befinden sich zahlreiche Riffe.
[1] There are numerous reefs near Cape Horn[1] „In dem Konflikt geht es um mehr als eine Reihe größtenteils unbewohnter Inseln und Riffe.“
[1] "The conflict is about more than a number of mostly uninhabited islands and reef"[1] „Beim Durchbruch des Flusses durch das Rheinische Schiefergebirge war an dieser Stelle ein quer zum Fluss verlaufendes Riff aus Quarzit stehengeblieben.“
[1] "When the river through the Rheinische Schiefergebirge, a riff from quartzit running across the river had stopped at this point"[1] „Wir segelten parallel zum Riff, dann sahen wir die roten und grünen Lichter, die die Durchfahrt durchs Korallenriff markierten.“
[1] "We sailed parallel to the reef, then we saw the red and green lights that marked the passage through the coral reef"
Is it der, die oder das Riff?
DER
DAS
The correct article in German of Riff is der or das. So it is der or das Riff! (nominative case)
The word Riff is masculine or neuter, therefore the correct article is der or das.
Context 2
German declension of Riff?
How does the declension of Riff 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 1 | Singular 2 | Plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | der Riff | das Riff | die Riffs |
| Genitive | des Riffs | des Riffs | der Riffs |
| Dative | dem Riff | dem Riff | den Riffs |
| Akkusative | den Riff | das Riff | die Riffs |
What is the meaning of Riff in German?
Riff is defined as:
[1] Music: melodic phrase, a recurring, short, concise, mostly rhythmic tone sequence in the course of a piece of music (pop, rock, jazz), which shapes the entire work
[1] Musik: melodische Phrase, eine im Verlauf eines Musikstücks (Pop, Rock, Jazz) immer wiederkehrende, kurze, prägnante, zumeist rhythmische Tonfolge, die das gesamte Werk prägtHow to use Riff in a sentence?
Example sentences in German using Riff with translations in English.
[1] Das weltweit bekannteste Riff aller Zeiten entstammt dem Song „Smoke on the water“ von Deep Purple.
[1] The world's best -known reef ever comes from the song "Smoke on the Water" by Deep PurpeneHow do you pronounce Riff?
Pictures or photos of Riff
![[1] Ausschnitt eines Riffs](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/76/Blue_Linckia_Starfish.JPG/220px-Blue_Linckia_Starfish.JPG)
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