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Is it der, die oder das Rüssel?

DER

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

The word Rüssel is masculine, therefore the correct article is der.

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 Rüssel?

How does the declension of Rüssel 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 Rüssel die Rüssel
Genitive des Rüssels der Rüssel
Dative dem Rüssel den Rüsseln
Akkusative den Rüssel die Rüssel

What is the meaning of Rüssel in German?

Rüssel has various definitions in German:

[1] extended part of the mouth in an animal

[1] verlängerter Teil des Mundes bei einem Tier

[2] In the narrower sense: extended part of the nose, also with an animal

[2] im engeren Sinne: verlängerter Teil der Nase, ebenfalls bei einem Tier

[b] Specifically: the trunk of an elephant, a tapir

[b] konkret: Der Rüssel eines Elefanten, eines Tapirs

[C] Specifically: the trunk of the pig

[c] konkret: Der Rüssel des Schweines

[D] Specifically: the trunk of the insects

[d] konkret: Der Rüssel der Insekten

How to use Rüssel in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Rüssel with translations in English.

[1] Auch einige Arten von Schmetterlingen besitzen einen Rüssel.

[1] Some types of butterflies also have a trunk

[2] Das bekannteste Tier mit einem Rüssel ist der Elefant.

[2] The best known animal with a trunk is the elephant

[3] Das Charakteristische an einem Ameisenbär ist sein Rüssel.

[3] The characteristic of an ant bear is his trunk

How do you pronounce Rüssel?

Rüssel

Pictures or photos of Rüssel

[1] In Ruhestellung wird der Rüssel unter dem Kopf eingerollt.
[1] In Ruhestellung wird der Rüssel unter dem Kopf eingerollt.
[2b] Elefanten mit Rüsseln
[2b] Elefanten mit Rüsseln
[2d] Eine Mücke saugt Blut mit ihrem Rüssel
[2d] Eine Mücke saugt Blut mit ihrem Rüssel

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