Is it der, die oder das Rollladen?
DER
The correct article in German of Rollladen is der. So it is der Rollladen! (nominative case)
The word Rollladen 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.
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 Rollladen?
How does the declension of Rollladen 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 1 | Plural 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | der Rollladen | die Rollladen | die Rollläden |
| Genitive | des Rollladens | der Rollladen | der Rollläden |
| Dative | dem Rollladen | den Rollladen | den Rollläden |
| Akkusative | den Rollladen | die Rollladen | die Rollläden |
What is the meaning of Rollladen in German?
Rollladen is defined as:
[1] Rollable wooden, metal or blind made of plastic, which can be lowered on the outside of windows or doors
[1] aufrollbare hölzerne, metallene oder aus Kunststoff gefertigte Jalousie, die an der Außenseite von Fenstern oder Türen heruntergelassen werden kannHow to use Rollladen in a sentence?
Example sentences in German using Rollladen with translations in English.
[1] Zum Schutz gegen Einbrecher haben wir an unserem Haus Rollläden installieren lassen.
To protect against burglars, we had roller shutters installed at our house[1] „Er öffnet, macht das Licht an, die Rollläden sind noch heruntergelassen.“
[1] "It opens, turns on the light, the roller shutters are still down"How do you pronounce Rollladen?
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