Is it der, die oder das Ruder?

DAS

The correct article in German of Ruder is das. So it is das Ruder! (nominative case)

The word Ruder 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.

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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 Ruder?

How does the declension of Ruder 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 Ruder	die Ruder
Genitive	des Ruders	der Ruder
Dative	dem Ruder	den Rudern
Akkusative	das Ruder	die Ruder

What is the meaning of Ruder in German?

Ruder has various definitions in German:

[1] Below sheet -shaped rod to move a boat

[1] unten blattförmig erweiterte Stange zum Fortbewegen eines Bootes

[2] Device to control a ship or plane

[2] Vorrichtung, um ein Schiff oder Flugzeug zu steuern

[3] The feet of the swimming birds

[3] die Füße der Schwimmvögel

[4] Translated: determining possibility of influence

[4] übertragen: bestimmende Einflussmöglichkeit

How to use Ruder in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Ruder with translations in English.

[1] Leider hatten sie ein Ruder verloren und waren daher nicht mehr konkurrenzfähig.

Unfortunately, they had lost a helm and were therefore no longer competitive

[1] „Ich verließ Korfu bei Einbruch der Nacht und kam am frühen Morgen in Otranto an, ohne daß meine Ruderer auch nur einmal ihre Ruder eintauchten.“

[1] "I left Corfu when the night broke out and arrived in Otranto in the early morning, without my rudder even broken down once"

[1] „Nichts konnte der Geschicklichkeit und Grazie gleichkommen, mit der die Mädchen ihre Ruder handhabten.“

[1] "Nothing could be the same as the skill and grace with which the girls were handled"

[1] „Während der Stock für die Wanderschaft zu Lande bestimmt ist, dient das Ruder bei Fahrten auf dem Wasser.“

[1] "While the stock is intended for the hiking, the helm serves when driving on the water"

[2] „Manövriert werden die Boote mit einem Ruder, das am rechten Rumpfende befestigt ist - bis heute nennen Seeleute diese Seite deshalb »Steuerbord«.“

[2] "The boats are maneuvered with one rudder that is attached to the right end of the fuselage - so far call sailors this page" taxboard "Ä"

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[4] Demnächst ist in den USA Obama am Ruder.

[4] Obama will soon be on the rudder.