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Is it der, die oder das Rückgabe?

DIE

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

The word Rückgabe 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 Rückgabe?

How does the declension of Rückgabe 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 die Rückgabe die Rückgaben
Genitive der Rückgabe der Rückgaben
Dative der Rückgabe den Rückgaben
Akkusative die Rückgabe die Rückgaben

What is the meaning of Rückgabe in German?

Rückgabe has various definitions in German:

[1] give back

[1] das Zurückgeben

[2] Rare: amount of money, data record, goods or other thing that is returned

[2] seltener: Geldbetrag, Datensatz, Ware oder sonstige Sache die zurückgegeben wird

[3] Sport: Play it back

[3] Sport: das Zurückspielen

[4] Place where something is returned, for example in a library

[4] Ort an dem etwas zurückgegeben wird, zum Beispiel in einer Bibliothek

How to use Rückgabe in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Rückgabe with translations in English.

[1] Die verspätete Rückgabe von Büchern an die Bibliothek hat eine Säumnisgebühr zur Folge.

[1] The late return of books to the library has a default fee

[1] "Bei Rückgaben erhalten Sie eine Gutschrift über die Höhe des Kaufbetrages."

[1] "When returning, you will receive a credit on the amount of the purchase amount"

[1] Die Wohnung muss bei Rückgabe in ordnungsgemäßem Zustand übergeben werden.

[1] The apartment must be handed over in proper condition when returned

[2] Die Rückgabe wird dann noch auf Rechtschreibung geprüft.

[2] The return will then be checked on spelling

[3] Der Hamelner Torwart fing die Rückgabe sicher.

[3] The Hamelen goalkeeper caught the return safely

How do you pronounce Rückgabe?

Rückgabe

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