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Is it der, die oder das Roller?

DER

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

The word Roller is masculine, therefore the correct article is der.

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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 Roller?

How does the declension of Roller 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 Roller die Roller
Genitive des Rollers der Roller
Dative dem Roller den Rollern
Akkusative den Roller die Roller

What is the meaning of Roller in German?

Roller has various definitions in German:

[1] Short for motor scooters

[1] Kurzform für Motorroller

[2] Muscle-powered, two-wheeled vehicle that is used while standing on a running board

[2] muskelgetriebenes, zweirädriges Fahrzeug, das auf einem Trittbrett stehend benutzt wird

[3] Short for Harzer Roller

[3] Kurzform für Harzer Roller

[4] Athletics: a roll jump

[4] Leichtathletik: ein Rollsprung

[5] Soccer: a shot that just lets the ball roll

[5] Fußball: ein Schuss, der den Ball nur rollen lässt

[6] a long and high wave in heavy surf

[6] eine lange und hohe Welle in schwerer Brandung

[7] a low transport device with swivel castors

[7] ein niedriges Transportgerät mit schwenkbaren Rollen

How to use Roller in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Roller with translations in English.

[1] „Was aber auch für den Roller als das motorisierte Zweirad schlechthin für Frauen spricht, ist seine runde, weiche, irgendwie niedliche Form.“[2]

[1] "What speaks for the scooter as the motorized two-wheeler par excellence for women is its round, soft, somehow cute shape." [2]

[2] „Wir sind zusammen auf der Bockenheimer Landstraße Roller gefahren.“[3]

[2] "We rode scooters together on Bockenheimer Landstrasse." [3]

[2] „Wieso lachte er bereits, wenn ich meinen Roller aus dem Keller geholt hatte und losfuhr?“[4]

[2] "Why did he already laugh when I got my scooter out of the basement and drove off ?" [4]

[2] „Mit dem Roller fuhr ich die Straße neben dem Haus runter.“[5]

[2] "I drove the scooter down the street next to the house." [5]

[3] Der Roller stammt aus dem Harz.

[3] The scooter comes from the Harz region

[4] Ein echter Roller ist ja nur einer, bei dem man die eigene Körpergröße überspringt, sagt man so.

[4] A real scooter is only one that lets you skip your own height, they say

[5] Niemand hätte gedacht, dass es dieser Roller bis ins Tor schaffen würde.

[5] Nobody would have thought that this scooter would make it into the gate

How do you pronounce Roller?

Roller

Pictures or photos of Roller

[1] ein Motorroller (Baltmotors Joy-R)
[1] ein Motorroller (Baltmotors Joy-R)
[2] ein alter Tretroller
[2] ein alter Tretroller

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