Is it der, die oder das Rittergut?
DAS
The correct article in German of Rittergut is das. So it is das Rittergut! (nominative case)
The word Rittergut 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 …).
German declension of Rittergut?
How does the declension of Rittergut 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 Rittergut | die Rittergüter |
| Genitive | des Rittergutes des Ritterguts | der Rittergüter |
| Dative | dem Rittergut dem Rittergute | den Rittergütern |
| Akkusative | das Rittergut | die Rittergüter |
What is the meaning of Rittergut in German?
Rittergut is defined as:
[1] History: Former estate in the German East, whose owner was originally obliged to do knight services and had tax favor, patronage rights, hunting rights and other rights
[1] Geschichte: ehemaliges Landgut im deutschen Osten, dessen Besitzer ursprünglich zu Ritterdiensten verpflichtet war und dafür Steuerbegünstigung, Patrimonialgerichtsbarkeit, Patronatsrechte, Jagdrechte und andere Rechte besaßHow to use Rittergut in a sentence?
Example sentences in German using Rittergut with translations in English.
[1] „Diese Rittergüter wurden im 19. Jahrhundert aufgehoben, […] Neuerdings wurden die aus Rittergüten hervorgegangenen Landkomplexe durch die Bodenreform aufgegliedert.“
[1] "These knights were lifted in the 19oon century, [...] the land complexes emerged from knight's sacrifices have recently been broken down by the ground reform."How do you pronounce Rittergut?
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