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Is it der, die oder das Schließe?

DIE

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

The word Schließe 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 Schließe?

How does the declension of Schließe 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 Schließe die Schließen
Genitive der Schließe der Schließen
Dative der Schließe den Schließen
Akkusative die Schließe die Schließen

What is the meaning of Schließe in German?

Schließe is defined as:

[1] Metallic locking device, for example for jewelry, belts or books

[1] metallische Verschlussvorrichtung, etwa für Schmuckstücke, Gürtel oder Bücher

How to use Schließe in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Schließe with translations in English.

[1] „Ich sehe da einen Jüngling, der nicht gerade ein Adonis ist, mit der linken Hand an seinem Gürtel fummeln, der mit einer Schließe wie ein Keuschheitsgürtel verschlossen ist.“

[1] "I see a young man who is not exactly an Adonis, fiddling with his left hand on his belt, which is closed with a lock like a chastity belt"

[1] „Ich ging auf den Markt, kaufte zwölf Paar weiße Handschuhe, zwölf Paar Seidenstrümpfe und bestickte Strumpfbänder mit goldenen Schließen, die ich gleich an meinen eigenen Strümpfen festmachte.“

[1] "I went onto the market, bought twelve pairs of white gloves, twelve pairs of silk stockings and embroidered stocking bands with golden closeness, which I right on my own stockings"

How do you pronounce Schließe?

Schließe

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