Is it der, die oder das Schiefertafel?

DIE

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

The word Schiefertafel 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 Schiefertafel?

How does the declension of Schiefertafel 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 Schiefertafel	die Schiefertafeln
Genitive	der Schiefertafel	der Schiefertafeln
Dative	der Schiefertafel	den Schiefertafeln
Akkusative	die Schiefertafel	die Schiefertafeln

What is the meaning of Schiefertafel in German?

Schiefertafel is defined as:

[1] Framed table for writing, the slate of which is made of slate

[1] gerahmte Tafel zum Schreiben, deren Platte aus Schiefer besteht

How to use Schiefertafel in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Schiefertafel with translations in English.

[1] „Wir haben den gleichen Tornister aus Schweineleder, und auf der rechten Seite schaukeln die Gummischwämme, mit denen wir ab morgen unsere Schiefertafeln abwischen.“

[1] "We have the same mastermaster made of Schweinreda, and on the right side the rubber wines soak with which we wipe off our slate tables from tomorrow"

[1] „Einige Namen, die auf den Schiefertafeln der Kölner Archäologischen Zone erscheinen, können als Eindeutschungen hebräischer Namen verstanden werden.“

[1] "Some names that appear on the slate tables of the Cologne archaeological zone can be understood as undeutschungen Hebrew names"

[1] „Sie kritzelten auf ihre Schiefertafeln in der Schule die Umrisse von Flugzeugen, die Stukas oder Messerschmitt hießen.“

[1] "They scribbled the outlines of airplanes on their slate tablets at school, the Stukas or Messerschmitt was called"

[1] „Das tut sie nicht mehr, seitdem der Brief über Hamburg kam, der zuoberst in der Truhe bei der kleinen Schiefertafel liegt.“

[1] "She no longer does that since the letter came over Hamburg, the top of the chest at the small slate table" is located "

How do you pronounce Schiefertafel?

Schiefertafel

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