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Is it der, die oder das Sandkasten?

DER

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

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

The plural 2 is rarely used

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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 Sandkasten?

How does the declension of Sandkasten 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 1 Plural 2
Nominative der Sandkasten die Sandkästen die Sandkasten
Genitive des Sandkastens der Sandkästen der Sandkasten
Dative dem Sandkasten den Sandkästen den Sandkasten
Akkusative den Sandkasten die Sandkästen die Sandkasten

What is the meaning of Sandkasten in German?

Sandkasten has various definitions in German:

[1] Wood or plastic construction filled with sand for playing for children

[1] mit Sand gefüllte Holz- oder Kunststoffkonstruktion zum Spielen für Kinder

[2] Landscape model for the planning of military operations, for geographical lessons or for therapeutic purposes (sand play therapy)

[2] Landschaftsmodell für die Planung militärischer Operationen, für geographischen Unterricht oder zu therapeutischen Zwecken (Sandspiel-Therapie)

[3] container for the brake sand in rail vehicles

[3] Behälter für den Bremssand bei Schienenfahrzeugen

How to use Sandkasten in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Sandkasten with translations in English.

[1] Das Kind spielt im Sandkasten.

[1] The child plays in the sand box

[1] „Wir durften sie alle mal halten, und dann verbuddelten wir sie im Sandkasten vorm Hochhaus.“

[1] "We were all allowed to hold, and then we buried them in the sandpit in front of the high -rise"

[1] „Achtzehn Kinderköpfe schauten kurz hoch und sahen ihre Mütter am Rand des Sandkastens stehen.“

[1] "Eighteen children's heads looked up briefly and saw their mothers standing on the edge of the sandpit"

[1] „Auf einem Spielplatz mit obligatorischem Sandkasten und TÜV-geprüften Rutschen, Schaukeln, Klettergerüsten und Wipptieren kann man wohl spielen, aber die Möglichkeiten, etwas spielerisch zu erkunden, zu entdecken und zu erproben, sind gering."

[1] "Slide, swing, climbing and rocking on a playground with a mandatory sandpit and TÜV-checked, but you can play, but the opportunities to explore, discover and try out something in a playful way are.

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[3] In der Remise wurde der Sandkasten der Lokomotive wieder aufgefüllt.

[3] In the coache, the locomotive sandpit was replenished again

How do you pronounce Sandkasten?

Sandkasten

Pictures or photos of Sandkasten

[1] Sandkasten für Kinder
[1] Sandkasten für Kinder

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