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Rücken

der Rücken

Rücken is a masculine German noun. Its article is der.

Plural
die Rücken
English
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Level
A2
Topic
Body

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Why is it der Rücken?

Rücken looks like the verb rücken used as a noun, which would be neuter. Here, though, it’s a separate word, and it takes der: der Rücken.

More verbs used as nouns
Sense 1
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Meaning

[1] Anatomy: the back of the trunk

[1] Anatomie: die hintere Seite des Rumpfes

[a] of a man

[a] eines Menschen

[b] of an animal (here mostly located at the top)

[b] eines Tieres (hier meist oben gelegen)

Examples

[1] You snore when you sleep on your back.

[1] Du schnarchst, wenn du auf dem Rücken schläfst.

[2] Our relay team won the 200 m back and the 400 m individual medley .

[2] Unsere Staffel gewann die 200 m Rücken sowie die 400 m Lagen.
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These dictionary examples can include historical and less common uses.

[3] These books have a leather spine

[3] Diese Bücher haben einen ledernen Rücken.

[4] The Mid-Atlantic Ridge runs through the Atlantic Ocean from north to south.

[4] Der Mittelatlantische Rücken durchzieht den Atlantischen Ozean von Norden nach Süden.

Declension

1 Singular Plural
Nominativ der Rücken die Rücken
Genitiv des Rückens der Rücken
Dativ dem Rücken den Rücken
Akkusativ den Rücken die Rücken

Pronunciation

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