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Is it der, die oder das Ruck?

DER

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

The word Ruck 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 Ruck?

How does the declension of Ruck 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 Ruck die Rucke
Genitive des Rucks des Ruckes der Rucke
Dative dem Ruck dem Rucke den Rucken
Akkusative den Ruck die Rucke

What is the meaning of Ruck in German?

Ruck has various definitions in German:

[1] A moving abrupt impulse

[1] ein Versetzen verursachender abrupter Impuls

[2] Together or bring up

[2] ein Sichzusammennehmen oder Aufraffen

[3] Sudden change of the political direction

[3] plötzlicher Wechsel der politischen Richtung

How to use Ruck in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Ruck with translations in English.

[1] Immer mit der Ruhe und dann mit'm Ruck!

[1] Always with the calm and then with the rust

[1] Mit einem Ruck riss er die Tischdecke vom Tisch.

[1] With a jerk he tore the tablecloth from the table

[1] Und jetzt alle Mann ziehen! In einem Ruck soll das Boot an Land!

[1] And now all man pull in a jerk the boat is supposed to go ashore!

[1] „Und mit einem Ruck hatte er die Handtasche an sich gerissen und war um die Ecke.“

[1] "And with a jerk he had torn his handbag and was around the corner"

[1] „Der Zug wurde langsamer, die Bremsen quietschten, und mit einem fürchterlichen Ruck, der mich fast umwarf, blieb er stehen.“

[1] "The train slowed down, the brakes squeaked, and with a terrible jerk that almost overturned me, he stopped"

[2] Es muß ein Ruck durch Deutschland gehen (oder so) - (Roman Herzog)

[2] A jerk must go through Germany (or so) - (Roman Herzog)

[2] Nun gib deinem Herzen einen Ruck und ruf ihn an!

[2] Now give your heart a jerk and call it

[2] Er gab sich einen Ruck und entschuldigte sich bei Frau Schmidt.

[2] He gave himself a jerk and apologized to Ms. Schmidtä

[2] „Da gab ich mir einen Ruck und erzählte, dass ich genau in dem Fischgeschäft gewesen sei, in dem die Mama immer eingekauft habe.“

[2] "I gave myself a jerk and told that I was exactly in the fish business in which the mom always bought" "

[2] „Der Andere war mit einem Ruck aufgewacht und sah ohne Verstand um sich.“

[2] "The other was woke up with a jerk and looked around without mind"

[3] In beiden großen Parteien erfolgte ein Ruck nach Rechts.

[3] In both large parties, a jerk was taken to the right

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