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Is it der, die oder das Rote Karte?

DIE

The correct article in German of Rote Karte is die. So it is die Rote Karte! (nominative case)

The word Rote Karte is feminine, therefore the correct article is die.

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 Rote Karte?

How does the declension of Rote Karte work in the nominative, accusative, dative and genitive cases? Here you can find all forms in the singular as well as in the plural:

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1 Singular Plural
Nominative Rote Karte Rote Karten
Genitive Roter Karte Roter Karten
Dative Roter Karte Roten Karten
Akkusative Rote Karte Rote Karten
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1 Singular Plural
Nominativ die Rote Karte die Roten Karten
Genitiv der Roten Karte der Roten Karten
Dativ der Roten Karte den Roten Karten
Akkusativ die Rote Karte die Roten Karten
gemischte Deklination (mit Possessivpronomen, »kein«, …)
1 Singular Plural
Nominativ eine Rote Karte keine Roten Karten
Genitiv einer Roten Karte keiner Roten Karten
Dativ einer Roten Karte keinen Roten Karten
Akkusativ eine Rote Karte keine Roten Karten

What is the meaning of Rote Karte in German?

Rote Karte has various definitions in German:

[1] Sport, especially football: symbol for a player's dismissal after a heavy foul or gross unfair behavior

[1] Sport, besonders Fußball: Symbol für den Platzverweis eines Spielers nach einem schweren Foul oder grob unfairem Verhalten

[2] Translated, symbolic: by verbal reference to [1] request for leaving a room, location work expression of disapproval in interactions such as discussions, board games and similar analogous to [1]

[2] übertragen, symbolisch: durch verbalen Hinweis auf[1] Aufforderung zum Verlassen eines Raumes, Ortes; Ausdruck der Missbilligung bei Interaktionen wie Diskussionen, Gesellschaftsspielen und Ähnlichem analog zu [1]

How to use Rote Karte in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Rote Karte with translations in English.

[1] Selbst Weltfußballspieler haben schon die Rote Karte gesehen.

[1] Even world football players have already seen the red card

How do you pronounce Rote Karte?

Rote Karte

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