Is it der, die oder das Schlitz?

DER

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

The word Schlitz 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 …).

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German declension of Schlitz?

How does the declension of Schlitz 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 Schlitz	die Schlitze
Genitive	des Schlitzes	der Schlitze
Dative	dem Schlitz dem Schlitze	den Schlitzen
Akkusative	den Schlitz	die Schlitze

What is the meaning of Schlitz in German?

Schlitz has various definitions in German:

[1] Narrow opening with an elongated form (which may only exist if anything is moved from its starting point)

[1] schmale Öffnung mit länglicher Form (welche unter Umständen nur dann besteht, wenn irgendetwas aus seiner Ausgangslage bewegt wird)

[2] colloquially: short form of trouser slit

[2] umgangssprachlich: Kurzform von Hosenschlitz

[3] Cut in a piece of clothing with an elongated and narrow shape

[3] Einschnitt in einem Kleidungsstück mit länglicher und schmaler Form

[4] Vulgar: Vagina

[4] vulgär: Vagina

[5] Increase in a board to put together two boards or the two parts of a frame at an angle by fitting the protruding part of another board there

[5] Einschnitt in einem Brett, um zwei Bretter oder die beiden Teile eines Rahmens unter einem Winkel zusammenzufügen, indem der vorspringende Teil eines anderen Brettes dort eingepasst wird

[6] Octed: cutting wound

[6] veraltet: Schnittwunde

[7] In the Upper Palatinate: A strip of field that is plowed

[7] in der Oberpfalz: ein Streifen Acker, der gepflügt ist

Mining: a narrow deepening made in the rock

[8] Bergbau: eine im Gestein hergestellte schmale Vertiefung

[9] deepening on the frieze of a Doric column

[9] Vertiefung am Fries einer dorischen Säule

[10] A long and narrow hole in the wearing bench of the grinding mills into which part of the bridge is inserted

[10] ein langes und schmales Loch in der Tragbank der Mahlmühlen, in das ein Teil des Stegs gesteckt wird

How to use Schlitz in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Schlitz with translations in English.

[1] Hugo warf seine Weihnachtsbriefe in den Schlitz des Briefkastens.

[1] Hugo threw his Christmas letters into the slot of the mailbox

[2] Dein Schlitz steht offen.

[2] Your slit is open

[3] Dieser Rock hat einen Schlitz an der Seite.

[3] This skirt has a slit on the side

[4] Am Schlitz siehst du, dass es ein Mädchen ist.

[4] At the slot you can see that it is a girl

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[6] Im Kampf wurde meinem lieben Pankratz ein furchtbarer Schlitz an der Hand beigebracht.

[6] In combat, my dear Pankratz was taught a terrible slit on the hand

Schlitz

Is it der, die oder das Schlitz?

DAS

The correct article in German of Schlitz is das. So it is das Schlitz! (nominative case)

The word Schlitz is neuter, therefore the correct article is das.

The article is needed if "slit" in a certain quality, at a certain time or period as a subject or object in the sentence, is otherwise, i.e. usually, no article is used.

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German declension of Schlitz?

How does the declension of Schlitz work in the nominative, accusative, dative and genitive cases? Here you can find all forms in the singular as well as in the plural: